The American elsewhere : adventure and manliness in the age of expansion /

The American elsewhere : adventure and manliness in the age of expansion / Jimmy L. Bryan Jr.

"Adventure is a common thread in the mythology of the American West. In the era of manifest destiny, mountain men and frontiersmen blazed trails across the continent in ways that still loom large in the American imagination. The life of mountain man Hugh Glass, for example, has inspired numerou...

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Main Author: Bryan, Jimmy L. (Author)
Other title:Adventure and manliness in the age of expansion.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Subjects:
Adventure and adventurers > West (U.S.)
Masculinity > West (U.S.) > History.
Masculinity in literature.
Masculinity in popular culture > United States.
Frontier and pioneer life in literature.
Adventure stories, American > History and criticism.
United States > Territorial expansion > History > 19th century.
United States > Territorial expansion > Social aspects.

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Call Number: E179.5 .B79 2017
E179.5 .B79 2017 Available Place a Hold

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