Mapping manifest destiny: chicago and the american west
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780911028812
Date de publication :
1 juil. 2008
Dimensions :
3,1 x 2,3 x 0,1 cm
Poids :
765 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Published to coincide with an exhibition at Chicago's Newberry Library, this title charts the historic role maps have played in imagining, understanding, promoting, and expoliting the Western frontier of North America. It documents how maps encouraged Euro-Americans to see the West as a land of promise.