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Cowboy presidents : the frontier myth and U.S. politics since 1900
Title
Cowboy presidents : the frontier myth and U.S. politics since 1900 / David A. Smith.
ISBN
9780806168487
080616848X
Publication
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2021]
Physical Description
x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"Explores the deployment of the Frontier Myth by four US Presidents - Theodore Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush-and how a series of tragic events caused the myth's shift from liberalism to conservatism during the 1960s and 70s"-- Provided by publisher.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 03, 2021
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: The frontier myth
Theodore Roosevelt : the first cowboy president's progressive frontiers
Lyndon Baines Johnson's "showdowns for progress"
Myth in a quagmire : Vietnam and LBJ's second presidency
The hinge : Ronald Reagan and the conservative resurgence of the frontier myth
Reagan's policy frontiers at home and abroad
George W. Bush : the War on Terror and the frontier myth.
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