{"product_id":"into-the-west-the-story-of-its-people-9780679777496","title":"Into the West: The Story of Its People","description":"Acclaimed historian Walter Nugent brings us what is perhaps the most comprehensive and fascinating account to date of the peopling of the American West. In this epic social-demographic history, Nugent explores the populations of the West as they grow, change and intersect from the Paleo-Indians, the Spanish Conquistadors, to displaced Okies, wartime African American immigrants, and all the disparate groups that have made California the most ethnically diverse state in the union. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir tale, in all its complexity, is a tale that surprises, that subverts traditional stereotypes and that illuminates the multifaceted character of one of the world's most unique and dynamic territories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter Nugent has taught history at the University of Notre Dame since 1984 and, before that, was Professor of History at Indiana University for twenty-one years. As a visiting professor he has also taught and lived in England, Israel, Germany, Poland, and Ireland. He has published eight previous books and well over a hundred essays and reviews on American and comparative history. He lives with his wife, the historian Suellen Hoy, in Chesterton, Indiana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51319205757202,"sku":"9780679777496","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_21b132a3-6cd9-422f-8532-0de1abf8bbc0.jpg?v=1748528237","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/into-the-west-the-story-of-its-people-9780679777496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}