Description
| Product ID: | 9781860570124 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The American West |
| Subtitle: | The Invention of a Myth |
| Authors: | Author: David H. Murdoch |
| Page Count: | 136 |
| Subjects: | History of ideas, History of ideas, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Folklore, myths & legends, USA |
| Description: | An entertaining study of the creation of the myth surrounding the enterprising settlement of the American Wild West, and of the cowboy as a hero. States that the Wild West of Hollywood and American folklore is nothing more than a functional myth. The author presents a sustained analysis of how the myth originated, and why? He demonstrates that the myth was invented, for the most part deliberately, and then outgrew the purpose of its inventors. |
| Imprint Name: | Welsh Academic Press |
| Publisher Name: | Welsh Academic Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-01-05 |
