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The Donner Party And The Rhetoric Of Western Expansion, Mary Stuckey
The Donner Party And The Rhetoric Of Western Expansion, Mary Stuckey
Communication Faculty Publications
There have been numerous studies of the frontier myth as it operated in the early republic and throughout our history. As a result of this work, we know a lot about the frontier myth, its history, elements, and ideological functioning. We know less, however, about how that myth developed when its ideological elements met the empirical realities of western emigration. I argue that four specific cultural fictions—erasure, civilization, community, and democracy— are integral elements of the larger fiction of the American frontier myth. By understanding them through the vehicle of the Donner Party narratives, we can deepen our understanding of …
Book Review - Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
Book Review - Supreme Court Decisions And Women’S Rights: Milestones To Equality (2nd Ed., C. Cushman (Ed.), Washington, Dc: Cq Press, 2011), Mandy J. Swygart-Hobaugh M.L.S., Ph.D.
University Library Faculty Publications
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