America's Western Frontiers
1967 book by John A. Hawgood
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America's Western Frontiers: The Exploration and Settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West (released in the United Kingdom as The American West) is a book which chronicles the history of the American West from the Pre-Columbian era through the mid-twentieth century. It was written by John A. Hawgood, a professor of history at the University of Birmingham in England, whose speciality was the history of the American west.[1] The book was first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1967.
1967 edition cover | |
| Author | John A. Hawgood |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | American West |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
America's Western Frontiers won the Western History Association's Alfred A. Knopf Western History Prize for this book in 1966.[citation needed] The book also received the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum's Western Heritage Award for non-fiction books in 1968.[2]
Editions
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1967. LoC 66–19380.
