- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1 edition (1 July 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0292720653
- ISBN-13: 978-0292720657
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,589,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"If we look for an explanation of the American character that has given us such a reverence for shooting, hunting, and the masculine 'strong men' of our 'wild west,' this is the book to consult."/p> --American Historical Review
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G. Edward White traces the origins of "the West of the imagination" to the adolescent experiences of Frederic Remington, Theodore Roosevelt, and Owen Wister-three Easterners from upper-class backgrounds who went West in the 1880s in search of an alternative way of life.
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