Virgin Land
The American West as Symbol and Myth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5086767 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Wilson Pierson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 474 |
| Publication date | 1950-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Virgin land: The American West as symbol and myth., Henry Nash Smith, 1950 |
| Venue | The William and Mary Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-5597 • E-ISSN: 1933-7698 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1917236 |
| OpenAlex | W1989760171 |
| Language | EN |
PROLOGUE: EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ORIGINS PART 1: PASSAGE TO INDIA 1. A Highway to the Pacific: Thomas Jefferson and the
American west · Archaeology · Ethnology · Geography · Linguistics · Mythology · Symbol (formal · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Classics · History · Philosophy
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| Highly cited | No |