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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, David A. (David Alexander), 1965- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Presidents > United States > History. Frontier thesis. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) Myth > Political aspects > United States. Political culture > United States. United States > Politics and government.

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