{"product_id":"the-golden-west-fifty-years-of-bison-books-9780803234888","title":"The Golden West: Fifty Years of Bison Books","description":"In the fifty years since its inception in 1961, the Bison Books imprint at the University of Nebraska Press has published some of the best historical, literary, and original western literature. \u003ci\u003eThe Golden West\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates that continuing mission, bringing together some of the most beloved and iconic stories of the American West. Here, readers will find the classic West: from the adventures of the Corps of Discovery to the trials of the Oregon Trail, from the diverse landscapes of the Great Plains to the rugged Rocky Mountains and the Willamette Valley, from traditional Sioux culture to Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, and from the cowboys, ranchers, farmers, and mountaineers who often make up our western mythology to their American Indian counterpoints in stories about tribal society, monumental battles, and interaction with white settlers. \u003ci\u003eThe Golden West\u003c\/i\u003e holds something for every reader--fiction, poetry, memoir, folklore, firsthand accounts, and all the shades of gray in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alicia Christensen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bison Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.49w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803234888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlicia Christensen is the Bison Books editor at the University of Nebraska Press and the editor of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Lives: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (available in a Bison Books edition). David Wrobel is a professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePromised Lands: Promotion, Memory, and the Creation of the American West\u003c\/i\u003e. Excerpts include works by: Bess Streeter Aldrich, the descendants of Nicholas Black Elk, Willa Cather, William Clark, Ella Cara Deloria, Kenneth L. Holmes, David Lavender, Meriwether Lewis, Ralph Moody, Wright Morris, John G. Neihardt, Tillie Olsen, Louise Pound, Mari Sandoz, Jack Schaefer, Luther Standing Bear, Wallace Stegner, Elinore Pruitt Stewart, and Mildred Walker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44006667321459,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":19.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_fcc39200-f068-4d08-8f9e-bde2c39b80ab.jpg?v=1761048919","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-golden-west-fifty-years-of-bison-books-9780803234888","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}