Haunted by Waters A Journey Through Race and Place in the American West |
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| Foreword by:
| Franklin, Wayne |
| Author:
| Hayashi, Robert |
| Series title: | American Land and Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58729-610-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2007 |
| Publisher: | University of Iowa Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Using a wide range of materials that include memoirs, oral interviews, poetry, legal cases, letters, government documents, and even road signs, Robert Hayashi illustrates how Thomas Jefferson's vision of an agrarian, all white, and democratic West affected the Gem State's Nez Perce, Chinese, Shoshone,Mormon, and Japanese residents. Starting at the site of the Corps of Discovery's journey into Idaho, he details the ideological, aesthetic, and material manifestations of these...
More DescriptionUsing a wide range of materials that include memoirs, oral interviews, poetry, legal cases, letters, government documents, and even road signs, Robert Hayashi illustrates how Thomas Jefferson's vision of an agrarian, all white, and democratic West affected the Gem State's Nez Perce, Chinese, Shoshone,Mormon, and Japanese residents. Starting at the site of the Corps of Discovery's journey into Idaho, he details the ideological, aesthetic, and material manifestations of these intertwined notions of race and place. As he fly-fishes Idaho's fabled rivers and visits its historical sites and museums, Hayashi reads the contemporary landscape in light of this evolution.