{"product_id":"dreams-of-el-dorado-a-history-of-the-american-west-paperback","title":"Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West - Paperback","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\u003eH. W. Brands\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic in its scale, fearless in its scope (Hampton Sides), this masterfully told account of the American West from a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist sets a new standard as it sweeps from the California Gold Rush and beyond.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West. He takes us from John Jacob Astor's fur trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, from the California gold rush to the Oklahoma land rush. He shows how the migrants' dreams drove them to feats of courage and perseverance that put their stay-at-home cousins to shame-and how those same dreams also drove them to outrageous acts of violence against indigenous peoples and one another. The West was where riches would reward the miner's persistence, the cattleman's courage, the railroad man's enterprise; but El Dorado was at least as elusive in the West as it ever was in the East. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBalanced, authoritative, and masterfully told, \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado \u003c\/i\u003esets a new standard for histories of the American West.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. W. Brands \u003c\/b\u003eholds the Jack S. Blanton Sr. Chair in History at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of thirty books, including two Pulitzer Prize finalists in biography. Recent titles include \u003ci\u003eDreams of El Dorado\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFounding Partisans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerica First\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171429658872,"sku":"9781541672543","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/7ZeZZnj0P69781541672543.webp?v=1783494882","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/dreams-of-el-dorado-a-history-of-the-american-west-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}