By Paul Andrew Hutton
From the author of
The Apache Wars, the true story of the American West, revealing how American
ambition clashed with the realities of violence and exploitation
The epic of the
American West became a tale of progress, redemption, and glorious conquest that
came to shape the identity of a new nation. Over time a darker story
emerged—one of ghastly violence and environmental spoliation that stained this
identity.
The Undiscovered
Country strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch
of American history. From the forests of Pennsylvania and Kentucky to the
snow-crested California Sierras, and from the harsh deserts of the Southwest to
the buffalo range of the Great Plains, Paul Andrew Hutton masterfully
chronicles a story that defined America and its people. From Braddock’s 1755
defeat to the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, he unfolds a grand narrative steeped
in romantic impulses and tragic consequences.
Hutton uses seven
main protagonists—Daniel Boone, Red Eagle, Davy Crockett, Mangas Coloradas, Kit
Carson, Sitting Bull, and William “Buffalo Bill” Cody—as the biographical
threads by which to weave a tapestry across seven generations, revealing a
story of heroic conquest and dark tragedy, of sacrifice and greed, and of
man-made wonders and environmental ruin.
The American
frontier movement has proven eternally fascinating around the world—the subject
of countless books, paintings, poems, television shows, and films. The
Undiscovered Country reveals the truth behind America’s great creation myth.
About the Author
Paul Andrew Hutton is the author of The Apache Wars. He is an American
cultural historian, author, documentary writer, and television personality. He is
also a professor of history at the University of New Mexico, a former executive
director of the Western History Association, and former president of the
Western Writers of America.
ISBN 978-1524746131,
Dutton, © 2025, Hardcover, 566 Pages, Maps, Photographs, Illustrations, End
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