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Western History Comparison

A Comparison Between The American West: A new interpretive history and The Legacy of Conquest: The unbroken past of the American West

In comparing Robert V. Hine and John Mack Faracher’s book The American West and Patricia Nelson Limerick’s book The Legacy of Conquest, it is apparent that the extent of their similarities basically end at their topic of discussion. Both books write about the history of the American West; however, each book has a totally different goal and focus than the other. The American West presents Fredrick Jackson Turner’s viewpoint on the development of western society and the idea that the Wild West was conquered so society could prevail in the West. It describes the development of America being forged out of the western frontier and it chronicles the struggles of those people involved in western development. The book’s purpose is to tell a comprehensive story of the development of the American West. The Legacy of Conquest, on the other hand, ten...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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