Re: humble request...

["David R. Williams" <drwillia@gmu.edu>]

Humble suggestion:
For an even earlier  study of the  formation of American constructions of wilderness and hence the "west." check out "Wilderness Lost: The Religious Origins of the American Mind" SUP 1987.
-Preacher Dave


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----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel G Anderson <dander5@gmu.edu>
Date: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 9:37 am
Subject: [asle] humble request...

> Recently (2006 or '07) there was an article published arguing that 
> if one wants to understand the literature and the culture of the 
> west, one would do well to look to earlier iterations of "the 
> west" in the U.S., such as the Ohio Valley, which was understood 
> in the early nineteenth century *as* the western frontier.  I 
> found it to be a very strong argument, and I'd like to cite it in 
> a paper I'm writing. 
> 
> I've lost the reference and I can't seem to recover it anywhere, 
> and I'm starting to feel a bit paranoid as if I've misremembered 
> the whole thing.
> 
> If anyone knows of this article (or a book chapter?), please do 
> pass along the reference.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Anderson
>