The literary west : an anthology of western American literature /

The literary west : an anthology of western American literature /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors / Creators:Lyon, Thomas J. 1937-
Format: Book
Language:English
Imprint: New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Subjects:
American literature > West (U.S.)
American literature.
West (U.S.) > Literary collections.
Literature.
Retention:Retained for Eastern Academic Scholars' Trust (EAST) http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Conquistador, the Lone Ranger, and Beyond
  • A Western Chronology, With 200 Significant Titles
  • "The Sun's Myth"
  • [Ventura to Santa Barbara in 1776], from Pedro Font's Diary
  • [North Dakota journals from the spring of 1805], from The Journals of Lewis and Clark
  • "Through the Foothills with a Flock of Sheep," from My First Summer in the Sierra
  • "The Valley of the Virgen," from Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District
  • Winnemucca from Life Among the Piutes
  • "Under the Lion's Paw," from Main Traveled Roads
  • Wister from The Virginian
  • "My Neighbor's Field," from The Land of the Little Rain
  • London "All Gold Canyon," from Moon-face and Other Stories
  • Grey from Riders of the Purple Sage
  • Cather from O Pioneers! from My Antonia
  • Scarborough from The Wind
  • "Granite and Cypress" "Tor House" "November Surf" "Gray Weather" "Signpost" "The Answer"
  • Standing Bear "Nature," from Land of the Spotted Eagle
  • Steinbeck Chapters 1, 2, and 3, from The Grapes of Wrath
  • Chapters 31 and 32, from The Big Sky
  • Chapter 1, from Shane
  • Waters "Hopi Ceremonialism," from Masked Gods
  • Villarreal from Pocho
  • "In Response to a Question" "Speaking Frankly" "Representing Far Places" "Montana Eclogue"
  • "Introduction" to The Way to Rainy Mountain
  • "Dancing," from Dancing
  • Chapter 4, from Farewell to Manzanar
  • "The Great American Desert," from The Journey Home Wallace Stegner Part l chapter 5, from Recapitulation
  • "True West"
  • "B. Traven Is Alive and Well in Cuernavaca," from The Anaya Reader
  • "Mid-August at Sourdough Mountain Lookout" "Marin-An" "Anasazi" "Magpie's Song" "True Night"
  • "On Water," from The Solace of Open Spaces
  • Chapter 16, from Last of the Breed
  • "The Last of the Menu Girls," from The Last of the Menu Girls
  • "The Centaur" "The Poplar's Shadow" "Camping in Madera Canyon"
  • "Afterword" from Frog Mountain Blues
  • "Waverly Jong: Rules of the Game," from The Joy Luck Club
  • "Snowy Plovers" from Refuge
  • William Kittredge "Reimagining Warner," from Heart of the Land
  • "Days of Heaven," from In The Loyal Mountains
  • "Why I Am a Danger to the Public," from Homeland and Other Stories
  • "Creations," from Heart of the Land
  • Guide to Further Reading

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