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In Search of the `Federal Presence' in the American West.
- Source :
- Western Historical Quarterly; Winter99, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p449, 25p
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Presents an essay which argued that western historians need to explore the strong federal presence assumptions by bringing greater specificity to studies of governmental power, while setting studies within the history of American state formation. Questions raised about the meaning of federal presence; Proof of federal influence in the Western region; Time when the federal government was essentially a facilitator of western growth.
- Subjects :
- FEDERAL government
UNITED States history
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00433810
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Western Historical Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2575766
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/971422