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Peace and Friendship - An Alternative History of the American West (Hardcover)
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Peace and Friendship - An Alternative History of the American West (Hardcover)
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A new understanding of how the West came to be For over 35 years,
the dominant histories of the American West have been narratives of
horrific conflicts. Framed in terms of empire building, these
histories use modern constructs of ethnic cleansing and genocide to
reckon the costs of centuries of conquest and settler colonialism.
This vocabulary, and the interpretation it supports, sharply
contrasts with older accounts of the "winning of the West," which
had exulted in the triumph of civilization over savagery, making
America great - and great again. As dark and as bloody as western
grounds have often been however, there were also important episodes
of concord, instances of barriers breached, accords reached, and of
people overcoming their differences as opposed to being overcome by
them. Aron traces the origins of these episodes and thoughtfully
considers the factors that led to their ultimate undoing. Featuring
well-known figures such as Daniel Boone, William Clark, and Wyatt
Earp, Peace and Friendship highlights locales where unexpectedly
peaceful relations occurred, examining the particular circumstances
that gave way to concord. These instances of peace may not have
been long-lived, but what is critical is that the mainstream
history of conflict and the alternative history of concord play out
on the same historical plain (or plane). Take, for example, the
shaky cohabitation that occurred in the Clatsop encampment, the
terminal point of Lewis and Clark's westward expedition. The peace
with the Clatsop tribe would not last, as the friendships and
alliances struck up were forged in the interest of commercial
advantage and survival, and eventually ended in theft. But
examining the instance of cohabitation itself deepens our
understanding of how the West came to be: through colonization,
violence, misunderstanding, and, surprisingly, at times, peace.
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