{"product_id":"beyond-geography-the-western-spirit-against-the-wilderness-9780813519098","title":"Beyond Geography: The Western Spirit Against the Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1980, Beyond Geography continues to influence and impress its readers. This new edition, prepared for the Columbus quincentennial, includes a new introduction by T. H. Watkins and a new preface by the author. As the public debates Columbus's legacy, it is important for us to learn of the spiritual background of European domination of the Americas, for the Europeans who conquered the Americas substituted history for myth as a way of understanding life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFREDERICK TURNER is the author of six books, including a biography of John Muir, a personal investigation of the roots of New Orleans jazz, and a study of the making of the American literary landscape. His essays have appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492139700498,"sku":"9780813519098","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1d885117-55ad-4f61-a25e-7cdcd6fda111.jpg?v=1730572733","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-geography-the-western-spirit-against-the-wilderness-9780813519098","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}