Description
Book SynopsisWhat comes to mind when we think of the Old West? Often, our conceptions are accompanied by as much mythology and mystique as fact or truth. What are the differences in how the Canadian and American Wests are perceived? Did they develop differently or are they just perceived differently? How do our conceptions influence our perceptions?
A companion volume to
One West, Two Myths: A Comparative Reader, One West, Two Myths II: Essays on Comparison presents scholarly views on the comparison of the Canadian and American Wests and the various methodologies involved. Contributors include literature specialists, scholars of popular culture, art historians, and political, social, and intellectual historians, demonstrating the interdisciplinary nature of this area of study.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: No Catlin without Kane. or Really Understanding the "American" West. Turner versus Innis: Two Mythic Wests. One West, One Myth: Transborder Continuity in Western Art. A Northern Vision: Frontiers & the West in the Canadian & American Imagination. Transnational Perspectives on the History of Great Plains Women: Gender, Race, Nations & the Forty-ninth Parallel. Myths & Realities in American-Canadian Studies: Challenges to Comparing Native Peoples' Experiences. Prairies & Plains: The Levelling of Difference in Stegner's Wolf Willow. Whose West is it Anyway? or, What's Myth Got to Do with it? The Role of "America" in the Creation of the Myth of the West. Leading the Parade. Index.
