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1	Gunfighter Nation: The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist This work is the third in a trilogy that examines the role of the frontier in the development of the American national character. Beginning in the late 19th century with the official "closing" of the frontier, the book then deals with the mythologizing of the frontier in various commercial genres. see all copies from $9.72! new only from $40.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Fatal Environment: The Myth of the Frontier in the Age of Industrialization, 1800-1890 more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist The second volume in the award-winning trilogy that includes Gunfighter Nation, this important historical work examines the origins of the mythical American frontier and traces its development in the nineteenth century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $35.94! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Regeneration Through Violence: The Mythology of the American Frontier, 1600-1860 more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist This is the final volume of Richard Slotkin's trilogy on the American frontier, which began with "The Fatal Environment" and continued with "Gunfighter Nation." "Regeneration Through Violence" deconstructs the myth of the gun-toting West. Professor Slotkin posits that this myth had a major influence on the nation's literary spirit through the ... see all copies from $18.00! new only from $39.54! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lost Battalions: The Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist "A work of stunning density and penetrating analysis . . . Lost Battalions deploys a narrative symmetry of gratifying complexity."--David Levering Lewis, "The Nation" During the bloodiest days of World War I, no soldiers served more valiantly than the African American troops of the 369th Infantry--the fabled Harlem Hellfighters--and the legendary ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.44! \| first editions
5	The crater more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $25.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Abe: A Novel about Abraham Lincoln's Youth more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist This novel about Abe Lincoln focuses on his early years, up to age 23, and presents the future president as an ambitious, lusty, flesh-and-blood young man on the verge of a great career. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	No Quarter: The Battle of the Crater, 1864 more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist In this richly researched and dramatic work of military history, eminent historian Richard Slotkin recounts one of the Civil War's most pivotal events: the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864. At first glance, the Union's plan seemed brilliant: A regiment of miners would burrow beneath a Confederate fort, pack the tunnel with explosives, and ... see all copies from $15.49! new only from $15.49! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Regeneration Through Violence more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist see all copies from $7.50! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	So Dreadful a Judgment more books like this by Richard Slotkin (Editor), James K Folsom (Editor) add to wishlist A classic selection of materials on Philip's War. see all copies from $6.99! new only from $29.52! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Return of Henry Starr more books like this by Richard Stolkin, Richard Slotkin add to wishlist Henry Starr, one of the Old West's most notorious and successful bank robbers, is free again. This time, he is planning to go straight. But when he becomes the consultant to a film company making Westerns about his life, he starts reliving old memories. Soon, he is back to his old tricks. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
11	Abe more books like this by Richard Slotkin add to wishlist This novel about Abe Lincoln focuses on his early years, up to age 23, and presents the future president as an ambitious, lusty, flesh-and-blood young man on the verge of a great career. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.85! \| first editions
12	So Dreadfull a Judgment: Puritan Responses to King Philip's War, 1676-1677 more books like this by Richard Slotkin (Editor), James K. Folsom (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $10.66! first editions

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