82 books
—
18 voters
American Frontier
“
In the decade following the Civil War the impetus of the westward movement and the implied pledge of the victorious Republican Party to develop the West were uncontrollable forces urging the agricultural frontier forward. On the level of the imagination it was therefore necessary that the settlers' battle with drought and dust and wind and grasshoppers should be supported by the westward expansion of the myth of the garden. In order to establish itself in the vast new area of the plains, however
...more
”
― Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
― Virgin Land: The American West as Symbol and Myth
“
Together they looked skyward. The moonbow was shattering--mere bits of color in the blackness, a sort of bridge between heaven and earth--reminding her that even on the darkest nights there was a glimmer of home, of promise, however hazy.
”
―
―
This town ain't big enough for the two of us.
On the border of Texas and Mexico sits a town by…more
14 members,
last active 11 years ago
Shamelessly add and promote your books and author news. Add your books to our bookshelves and sh…more
1,560 members,
last active 2 days ago
This global discussion group has been designed to encourage debates about important and underrep…more
24,718 members,
last active 5 hours ago
