humble request...

[Daniel G Anderson <dander5@gmu.edu>]

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