The American West: The Invention Of A Myth

States that the Wild West of Hollywood and American folklore is nothing more than a functional myth. The author presents a sustained analysis of how the myth originated, and why? He demonstrates that the myth was invented, for the most part deliberately, and then outgrew the purpose of its inventors.

• | By (Author): David H. Murdoch
• | Publisher: Welsh Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 05, 2001
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 136 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1860570127
• | ISBN-13: 9781860570124