{"product_id":"the-undiscovered-country-triumph-tragedy-and-the-shaping-of-the-american-west-hardcover","title":"The Undiscovered Country: Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Andrew Hutton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop Ten Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTrue West Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best Historical Non-Fiction Book and Best Author of the Year\u003cbr\u003eWestern Heritage Award for \"Outstanding Nonfiction Book\"\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Western Writers of America Spur Award for Historical Nonfiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Apache Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, the true story of the American West, revealing how American ambition clashed with the realities of violence and exploitation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe epic of the American West became a tale of progress, redemption, and glorious conquest that came to shape the identity of a new nation. Over time a darker story emerged--one of ghastly violence and environmental spoliation that stained this identity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Country\u003c\/i\u003e strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch of American history. From the forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to the snow-crested California Sierras, and from the harsh deserts of the Southwest to the buffalo range of the Great Plains, Paul Andrew Hutton masterfully chronicles a story that defined America and its people. From Braddock's 1755 defeat to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, he unfolds a grand narrative steeped in romantic impulses and tragic consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHutton uses seven main protagonists--Daniel Boone, Red Eagle, Davy Crockett, Mangas Coloradas, Kit Carson, Sitting Bull, and William \"Buffalo Bill\" Cody--as the biographical threads by which to weave a tapestry across seven generations, revealing a story of heroic conquest and dark tragedy, of sacrifice and greed, and of man-made wonders and environmental ruin. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe American frontier movement has proven eternally fascinating around the world--the subject of countless books, paintings, poems, television shows, and films. \u003ci\u003eThe Undiscovered Country \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the truth behind America's great creation myth.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Andrew Hutton is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Apache Wars\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an American cultural historian, author, documentary writer, and television personality. He is also Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at the University of New Mexico, a former executive director of the Western History Association, and a past president of the Western Writers of America. He currently serves as the Tate Chair of Western History and curator, Buffalo Bill Museum in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.85 x 9.2 x 6.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888866394400,"sku":"9781524746131","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/tUJgcJ7DGz9781524746131.webp?v=1781923394","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-undiscovered-country-triumph-tragedy-and-the-shaping-of-the-american-west-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}