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Book SynopsisScholars and enthusiasts of western American history have praised Elliott West as a distinguished historian and an accomplished writer, and this book proves them right on both counts. Capitalizing on West's wide array of interests, this collection touches on topics ranging from viruses and the telegraph to children, bison, and Larry McMurtry.
Trade ReviewCalling this book a collection of essays makes as much sense as calling the Rocky Mountains a collection of rocks. On the contrary,
The Essential West is a collection of riveting stories, original reflections, witty aphorisms, innovative perspectives, and insights that go straight to the heart - of the West and of the reader."" - Patricia Nelson Limerick, author of
The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West""No one has written about western history with more insight, compassion, wisdom, and wit than Elliott West. Everything he writes is worth reading, and these essays are West at his best."" - Virginia Scharff co-author of
Home Lands: How Women Made the West""Elliott West is the best historian of the American West writing today."" - Richard White
