Virgin land : the American West as symbol and myth.

• Smith, Henry Nash.

• West (U.S.) in literature
• American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism
• West (U.S.).

• Harvard University Press,

• 0674939557

• Includes bibliographical references.
• Originally published:Cambridge:Harvard University Press, 1950.

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