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The Old West: Database
The Old West: History and Heritage
The American West fascinates young and old the world over. This fascination, however, is founded on more than simply its history. The lore of the West has taken on a life of its own, and its imprint can be felt in virtually every area of contemporary American life. This tangle of history and culture, of a living past and a nostalgic present, is at the core of the authoritative articles comprising The Old West: History and Heritage.
ARRANGEMENT
? 10 Volumes in A-Z
format
? Additional index volume with comprehensive timeline and
glossary, multiple thematic indexes, comprehensive index, and other
resources
? Volume indexes, glossaries, and guides to further
research
? 193 signed articles
? Articles
include:
? Topic summary
? One or more display
boxes, including primary-source, literature, biographical, film, and feature
panels
? Movie stills, photographs, diagrams, and other
images
? List of related
articles
? Maps
? Chronologies
SCOPE
The Old West: History and Heritage is two resources in one. It
includes comprehensive look at the historical American West and its neighboring
territories but also recognizes the ongoing social and cultural impact of the
West. The Old West takes a distinctive and imaginative approach to a period and
a place unlike any other.
INDEX Volume 11 contains:
? Comprehensive
timeline
? Comprehensive glossary
? Resources for
further study, including:
? Thematically arranged and annotated
bibliography
? Lists of reliable Internet resources and places to
go
? Resources for younger readers
? List and index
of maps
? Biographical index
? Geographical
index
? Index of Indians and Indian affairs
? Index
of politics, law, treaties, and conflicts
? Index of popular
culture, the arts, and daily life
? Index of science, technology,
exploration, and the environment
? Comprehensive index
BENEFITS
Surprising, thought-provoking examination of all aspects of the
historical West—from the Northwest Ordinance (1787) to Arizona statehood
(1912)—and of the popular West of lore and legend.
