{"product_id":"the-essential-west-collected-essays-9780806146539","title":"The Essential West  Collected Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScholars 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalling this book a collection of essays makes as much sense as calling the Rocky Mountains a collection of rocks. On the contrary, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential West\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"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 \u003ci\u003eHome Lands: How Women Made the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"Elliott West is the best historian of the American West writing today.\"\" - Richard White","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49944537334103,"sku":"9780806146539","price":17.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780806146539.jpg?v=1738811332","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-essential-west-collected-essays-9780806146539","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}