Description
About the Author
Peter Boag holds the Columbia Chair in the History of the American West at Washington State University. He is the author of Environment and Experience: Settlement Culture in Nineteenth-Century Oregon and Same Sex Affairs: Constructing and Controlling Homosexuality in the Pacific Northwest, both from UC Press.
Reviews
"This is fascinating stuff, on many levels... If you're a western history buff especially, you need to outfit yourself with this book soon." Inland Empire Weekly "A extremely valuable work." -- Blake Allmendinger Pacific Northwest Quarterly "Challenging, informative work... Highly recommended." -- S. D. Reschly Choice "A lovely (and at times wry) new volume." -- Daniel Hurewitz Western Historical Qtly "Fascinating... [An] impressive contribution to western and gender history." -- Richard Stott American Historical Review "Because it uncovers a wealth of stories that are overdue for telling, Re-Dressing America's Frontier Past is the ticket. If you're a western history buff especially, you need to outfit yourself with this book soon." -- Terri Schlichenmeyer Dallas Voice "Absorbing and essential reading for those interested in transgender history, the history of sexuality, and the history of the American West." Pacific Historical Review "Innovative... Fascinating... Original and convincing... With a keen scholarly edge, [Boag] successfully breaks down gender and sexual binaries." -- Michael J. Lansing, Augsburg College Jrnl Of American History "The recovery of these accounts over a century later is an important step toward understanding a hitherto hidden aspect of our frontier past." -- Terri Schlichenmeyer Gay & Lesbian Review/Worldwide
Book Information
ISBN 9780520274426
Author Peter Boag
Format Paperback
Page Count 270
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 408g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 20mm