William R. Handley examines literary interpretations of the Western American past. Handley asserts that although recent scholarship presents a narrative that counters optimistic frontier individualism by focusing on the victims of conquest, twentieth-century American fiction tells of intra-ethnic violence, involving marriages and families. He examines historiography and writing by Zane Grey, Willa Cather, Wallace Stegner and Joan Didion among others.
| ISBN-13: | 9780521816670 |
| ISBN-10: | 052181667X |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date: | 2002-08-15 |
| Edition description: | Illustrated |
| Pages: | 274 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9 Inches, Length: 6 Inches, Weight: 1.1464037624 Pounds, Width: 0.75 Inches |
| Author: | William R. Handley |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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