Exploration And Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West by William H. Goetzmann. Alfred A. Knopf, $10.00.
The American West, or that portion of the United States lying west of the 100th meridian, perhaps has fascinated American and European readers more than any other region of the world. Today, over a dozen university presses specialize in Western themes, along with an equal number of prestigious commercial houses and even more publishers of pulp and “slick” magazines.
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