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Seven scholars examine the work of the "new western" historians, who retell the story of the American West from the point of view of the oppressed and colonized

Reexamination of the role of the West in U.S. history and of the field of western history itself told by ten historians.

"Limerick is one of the most engaging historians writing today." --Richard White The "settling" of the American West has been perceived throughout the world as

Describes changes in how the West has been seen, from a male-dominated frontier, to a region with a powerful sense of place, to a modern center of both genders,

"Patricia Limerick is simply one of the best writers alive."--Garry Wills