{"product_id":"dreams-of-el-dorado-a-history-of-the-american-west-hardcover","title":"Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. W. Brands\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, a masterful history of the American West--from the California Gold Rush to the settling of Oklahoma and beyond. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Epic in its scale, fearless in its scope, this is a bravura performance from one of our master historians.\" --Hampton Sides, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlood and Thunder \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling panoramic story of the settling of the American West, from Lewis and Clark's expedition in the early nineteenth century to the closing of the frontier by the early twentieth. He introduces us to explorers, mountain men, cowboys, missionaries, and soldiers, taking us from John Jacob Astor's fur-trading campaign in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. Throughout, Brands explores the contradictions of the West and explodes its longstanding myths. The West has been celebrated as the proving ground of American individualism; in reality, the West depended on collective action and federal largesse more than any other region. The West brought out the finest and basest in those who ventured there, evoking both selfless heroism and unspeakable violence. Visions of great wealth drew generations of Americans westward, but El Dorado was never more elusive than in the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Balanced, authoritative, and masterfully told, \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new standard for histories of the American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. W. Brands \u003c\/b\u003eholds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of thirty books, including two Pulitzer Prize finalists in biography. Recent titles include \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFounding Partisans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica First\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.6 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52941141704928,"sku":"9781541672529","price":35.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/8WLMHKvdj9781541672529.webp?v=1781603037","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/dreams-of-el-dorado-a-history-of-the-american-west-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}