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Book Reviews of The American West

The American West
The American West
Author: Dee Brown
ISBN-13: 9780025174214
ISBN-10: 0025174215
Publication Date: 12/1/1994
Pages: 448
Rating:
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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4.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
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5 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

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Helpful Score: 1
Dee Brown once again delivers an astounding work that ignores no aspect of American colonialism in the west. Presenting the history through the eyes of Anglo-Americans and Native Americans alike, Brown continues the tradition of his epic work 'Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee', with absolutely no disappointments.
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Helpful Score: 1
This is a novel about the Native Americans, settlers and ranchers in the Old West. This book recreates their struggles for a place in this new landscape and illuminates the history of the Old West
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Dee Brown does an excellent job of telling history through the eyes of the people who made up the early West. So many delightful stories as well as historial facts, from Billy the Kid to the range wars; the Western Indians to the making of Western towns; and from the hardships as well as the entertainment on the Western front. A very entertaining book. The author covers an amazing amount of territory. Really puts it together in just the right mix. Highly recommend this book to anyone who likes history, as Dee Brown covers the cultures, conflicts, and conquests of the West.
jamblazer avatar reviewed The American West on + 21 more book reviews
Outstanding presentation of the events that occurred in the development of the American West as it relates to settlers, Indian "wars," and the role of the US Military. Lots of maps to assist in understanding various battles, and an excellent summary of all major events. One of the best books ever written on history of settling the American West!!
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Well and thouroughly written...Good book.