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- Textbook
- ISBN
- 9780819562517
- Book Title
- Great River : the Rio Grande in North American History
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press
- Publication Year
- 1991
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2.1in
- Features
- Reprint
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- General
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 42.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 1038 Pages
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History (1954) Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History (1954) Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and Bancroft Prize for History, Great River was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in 1954. It is an epic history of four civilizations--Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo-American--that people the Southwest through ten centuries. With the skill of a novelist, the veracity of a scholar, and the love of a long-time resident, Paul Horgan describes the Rio Grande, its role in human history, and the overlapping cultures that have grown up alongside it or entered into conflict over the land it traverses. Now in its fourth revised edition, Great River remains a monumental part of American historical writing.
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Publisher
Wesleyan University Press
ISBN-10
0819562513
ISBN-13
9780819562517
eBay Product ID (ePID)
387946
Product Key Features
Book Title
Great River : the Rio Grande in North American History
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Topic
General
Publication Year
1991
Genre
History
Number of Pages
1038 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
2.1in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
42.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
2 Vols. in 1
Lc Classification Number
F392.R5h65 1991
Edition Description
Reprint
Edition Number
4
Reviews
Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mrime...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind., "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."ÑBoston Sunday Herald, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."-- Boston Sunday Herald, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Merimee...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian, "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."-Boston Sunday Herald, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée…In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."-Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper MériméeIn short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."-- Boston Sunday Herald, Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind., "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian "Transcends regional history and soars far above the river valley with which it deals . . . a survey, rich in color and fascinating in pictorial detail, of four civilizations: the aboriginal Indian, the Spanish, the Mexican, and the Anglo-American . . . It is, in the best sense of the word, literature. It has architectural plan, scholarly accuracy, stylistic distinction, and not infrequently real nobility of spirit"--Allan Nevins "One of the major masterpieces of American historical writing."--Carl Carmer "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper MériméeIn short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."--Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."-- Boston Sunday Herald, "Transcends regional history and soars far above the river valley with which it deals . . . a survey, rich in color and fascinating in pictorial detail, of four civilizations: the aboriginal Indian, the Spanish, the Mexican, and the Anglo-American . . . It is, in the best sense of the word, literature. It has architectural plan, scholarly accuracy, stylistic distinction, and not infrequently real nobility of spirit"--Allan Nevins "One of the major masterpieces of American historical writing.""--Carl Carmer, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."-Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian, "Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole."- Boston Sunday Herald, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper MZrimZeÉIn short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."ÑMarcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian, "Extremely well written, in a style that is sometimes as eloquent as Macaulay's, sometimes precise and restrained like that of Prosper Mérimée...In short, a book of exceptional merit, among the very best of its kind."-Marcus Cunliffe, Manchester Guardian, Here is known and unknown history, emotion and color, sense and sensitivity, battles for land and the soul of man, cultures and moods, fused by a glowing pen and a scholarly mind into a cohesive and memorable whole.
Table of Content
Prologue: Riverscape Creation Gazeteer Cycle Book One: The Indian Rio Grande The Ancients The Cliffs To the River The Stuff of Life i. Creation and Prayer ii. Forms iii. Community iv. Dwelling v. Garments vi. Man, Woman and Child vii. Farmer and Hunter viii. Travel and Trade ix. Personality and Death On the Edge of Change Book Two: The Spanish Rio Grande The River of Palms Rivals Upland River The Travelers' Tales Destiny and the Future Faith and Bad Faith Facing Battle Battle Piece The Garrison Siege The Eastern Plains Prophecy and Retreat Lords and Victims The River of May Four Enterprises Possession The River Capital Collective Memory i. Sources ii. Belief iii. The Ocean Masters iv. The King and Father v. Arts vi. Style and Hunger vii. The Swords viii. Soul and Body Duties A Dark Day in Winter The Battle of Acoma Afterthoughts Exchange The Promises The Desert Fathers The Two Majestics The Hungry "This Miserable Kingdom" The Terror Limit of Vision A Way to the Texas The Great Captain Fort. St. John Baptist Early Towns Colonial Texas Mexico Bay Forgotten Lessons Hacienda and Village i. Land and House ii. Fashion iii. Family and Work iv. Mischance v. Feast Days vi. Wedding Feast vii. Morality viii. The Saints ix Provincials The World Intrudes The Shout The Broken Grasp of Spain Appendix A: Sources for Volume one, by chapter Maps
Copyright Date
1991
Lccn
9113-000753
Dewey Decimal
976.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Illustrated
Yes
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