Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West. By H. W. Brands (New York: Basic Books, 2019), xvi+524pp.

2022/11/15 by Martin R. Gabriel, Gabriel, Martin
Business, Management and Accounting · Environmental Science · Social Sciences · #American Environmental and Regional History #American History and Culture #Archaeology and Natural History

paper · doi:10.47060/jaaas.v2i1.136

openalex publication_date 2022/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01

Abstract

This is a review of Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West by H. W. Brands.

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