Cowboy presidents : the frontier myth and U.S. politics since 1900 /
Explores the deployment of the frontier myth by four presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and how a series of tragic events caused the myth's shift from liberalism to conservatism during the 1960s and 70s.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Norman :
University of Oklahoma Press,
[2021]
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| Summary: | Explores the deployment of the frontier myth by four presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, and how a series of tragic events caused the myth's shift from liberalism to conservatism during the 1960s and 70s. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780806168487 080616848X |