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Cowboy presidents : the frontier myth and U.S. politics since 1900 /

"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"--

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Main Authors: Smith, David A. (David Alexander), 1965-
Published: University of Oklahoma Press,
Publisher Address: Norman, Oklahoma :
Publication Dates: [2021]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Presidents > United States > History.
Frontier thesis.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Myth > Political aspects > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Myth > Political aspects.
Political culture.
Politics and Government.
Presidents.
United States > Politics and government.
United States.
West United States.
History.
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"--
Carrier Form: x, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780806168487
080616848X
Index Number: E743
CLC: D771.29
Call Number: D771.29/S645
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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