04227cam a2200721 4500 2720197514 TxAuBib 20260401120000.0 ||||||s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781668102671 1668102676 96dc6548-8c2d-483d-8f34-ad95593cc600 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 12050256 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Nelson, Megan Kate. The Westerners [Libby Audiobook] : Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier. Simon & Schuster Audio, 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 390MB. 19th-century American history. european and asian immigrants. Declaration of Independence. best american history books. black americans in the west. multicultural american west. historical myth-debunking. native american history. American Exceptionalism. maría gertrudis barceló. asian american history. romantic nationalism. indigenous peoples. best history books. American frontier. Western Expansion. Republican Party. manifest destiny. black af history. Lewis and Clark. michael harriot. women pioneers. jim beckwourth. American west. U.S. Politics. pioneer myth. Colonialism. Immigration. Yellowstone. Imperialism. Little Wolf. polly bemis. New Mexico. Gold rush. Sacajawea. Colorado. Idaho. HTML:<b>From award-winning historian Megan Kate Nelson, an epic account of the creation of the American West in the 19th century, shattering the traditional frontier myth that has dominated popular American culture.</b><br /> <i>The Westerners</i> tells two richly detailed and interwoven stories. The first reveals the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West—Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants—in the 19th century. The second tracks the attempts of many Americans to erase these westerners from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated white settlers traveling west in search of prosperity.<br /> Nelson's vivid, eye-opening account centers on seven extraordinary individuals whose lives capture the true history of the frontier: Sacajawea, not just Lewis and Clark's guide but an explorer who forged her own path; Jim Beckwourth, a biracial fur trader whose sharp cultural insight made him indispensable; María Gertrudis Barceló, a Hispana gambling saloon owner who broke every stereotype to become the wealthiest woman in Santa Fe; Ovando Hollister, a gold miner, soldier, and newspaper man who championed Western expansion; Little Wolf, a Northern Cheyenne chief whose courageous leadership secured his people's future; Canadian immigrant Ella Watson, who strove to become a ranch woman in a male-dominated world; and the defiant Polly Bemis, a Chinese immigrant who carved out a life in Idaho despite federal expulsion efforts.<br /> Nelson roots this bold new history of the American West in the deep research and gripping storytelling that have garnered her critical acclaim. Highlighting the perseverance and ingenuity of the communities that have otherwise been forgotten or erased from history, <i>The Westerners</i> challenges us to reimagine who we are and where we came from. Nonfiction. Sociology. History. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2026-03-31 20:00:02. Minter, Kamali. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=96dc6548-8c2d-483d-8f34-ad95593cc600&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)