True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America

True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America - Paperback

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True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America - Paperback

True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America - Paperback

by Betsy Gaines Quammen
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Book Overview

"True West disentangles reality from centuries of myth and mystique."

--HAMPTON SIDES, New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder


From the Northern Rockies to the Southwest deserts, Betsy Gaines Quammen explores how myths shape our identities, heighten polarizations, and fracture our shared understanding of the world around us. As she investigates the origins and effects of myths of the American West, Gaines Quammen travels through small towns and big cities, engaging people and building relationships at every stop. Misperceptions about land, politics, liberty, and self-determination threaten the well-being of people and communities across the country, and Gaines Quammen interrogates it all as she seeks to reconcile the anger and misunderstandings that continue to be fueled by the West's enduring myths and complex history. Whether sitting down with a militia member seeking to protect his rural Utah town from Antifa or talking with grassroots organizers working across ideological divides, Gaines Quammen brings to life connections and contradictions that shape our politics and our lives far beyond the West.
ISBN9781948814874
Author Betsy Gaines Quammen
PublisherTorrey House Press
GenreNews & politics, History, and Education
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2023
LanguageENG- English
Pages318
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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