Dictionary of the American West - Softcover

Blevins, Win

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9780816028580: Dictionary of the American West

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816028583 ISBN 13: 9780816028580

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 1993

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Highly informative and endlessly entertaining, the Dictionary of the American West explains more than 5,000 terms and expressions, covering cowboy and Native American culture, the fur trade, ranching, gambling, cattle and horses, and the native flora and fauna of the West. From a-going and a-coming to Zuni, this comprehensive volume captures the earthy, and diverse voices of America's richly woven frontier history.

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About the Author:

Win Blevins is an American author of historical fiction, narrative non-fiction, historical fantasy, and non-fiction books, as well as short stories, novellas, articles, reviews, and screenplays. He has written many books about the western mountain trappers, and is known for his "mastery of western lore.” His notable works include Stone Song, So Wild a Dream, and Dictionary of the American West. According to WorldCat, the Dictionary of the American West is held in 728 libraries. Blevins has won numerous awards, including being named winner of the Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in writing literature of the West being selected for the Western Writers Hall of Fame, being twice named 'Writer of the Year' by Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, winning two Spur Awards for Novel of the West.

Synopsis:

Defines terms that have their origin in American frontier history.

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