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The Golden West

Fifty Years of Bison Books

David M Wrobel editor Alicia Christensen editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of Nebraska Press

Published:1st Mar '11

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An anthology to celebrate fifty years of Bison Books.

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. The Golden West celebrates that continuing mission, bringing together some of the most beloved and iconic stories of the American West.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. The Golden West 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. The Golden West holds something for every reader—fiction, poetry, memoir, folklore, firsthand accounts, and all the shades of gray in between.

The Golden West contains wonderful selections, provocatively arranged. Reading, I felt the pleasure of encountering old friends but also a stab of envy for the young readers who will travel these realms of gold for the first time.”—Mary Clearman Blew, author of Jackalope Dreams, winner of the Western Heritage Center’s prize for fiction2
“In this fine collection, the American West is defined by war, optimism, adventure, despair, discovery, innovation, hopelessness, and prosperity. This is the American West as it really was—sometimes rough and wild, other times serene and domesticated—told through the beautiful language of authors who wrote what they lived, and whose lives were shaped, as all our lives are, by the place they called home.”—Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate (2004–06) and Pulitzer Prize–winning author
" A worthy compilation of a range of Great Plains and Western topics, The Golden West is the latest in the important contributions the University of Nebraska Press continues to make to our understanding of this region and its people."—Omaha World Herald
"This is an important book with some of the best Bison Books has to offer."—James W. Durney

ISBN: 9780803234888

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248 pages