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The heartland : an American history Cover Image Book

The heartland : an American history / Kristin L. Hoganson.

Hoganson, Kristin L., (author.).

Summary:

"A history of a quintessentially American place - the rural and small town heartland -- that uncovers deep yet hidden currents of connection with the world"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781594203572
  • ISBN: 1594203571
  • Physical Description: xxvi, 399 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-386) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : what is the nation, at heart? -- Between place and space : the pioneering politics of locality -- Meat in the middle : converging borderlands in the U.S. Midwest -- Hog-tied : the roots of the modern American empire -- The isolationist capital of America : hotbed of alliance politics -- Flownover states : the view from the middle of everything -- Home, land, security : exile, dispossession, and loss -- Conclusion : the nation, at heart.

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Subject:
Group identity > Middle West.
Human geography > Middle West.
National characteristics, American.
Middle West > History.
Middle West > Civilization.

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