THE WEST, An Illustrated History by Geoffrey C. Ward
THE WEST, An Illustrated History - by Geoffrey C. Ward. Hardbound, 445 pages, 9" x 11". In a vivid narrative that begins with the arrival of the first Europeans and ends well into the twentieth century, the author provides a gripping journey through the turbulent history of the region that has come to symbolize America around the world. Drawing upon hundreds of letters, diaries, memoirs, and journals as well as the latest scholarship, this book chronicles the arrival of wave after wave of newcomers from every direction of the compass, each of which invested the harsh but majestic western landscape with its own myths and desires and dreams. The companion volume to the stunning PBS television series from Stephen Ives and Ken Burns. Over 400 illustrations, many of them never before published, in magnificent color.
