The Clergy and the Myth of the American West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4930397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ferenc M Szasz (University of New Mexico, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 497-506 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Church History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-6407 • E-ISSN: 1755-2613 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3169145 |
| OpenAlex | W2101043813 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
The myth of the American West has become the nation's greatest cultural creation. From nineteenth-century German writer Karl May to the present day Solidarity movement in Poland, images drawn from the frontier West have inspired people throughout the globe. Although scholars have spent years trying to separate fact from fiction in this tale, most have concluded that it is impossible. "The myth," historian Robert Athearn has noted, "is an essential part of the western past."1
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |