The Legacy of Conquest
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The Legacy of Conquest
| Full title | The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West |
|---|---|
| Author | Patricia Nelson Limerick |
| Published | 1987 |
| Pages | 396 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | Limerick’s founding text of the New Western History — the West not as a frontier that closed in 1890 but as a continuous story of conquest, property, subsidy and water rights that never ended. The direct rebuttal of Turner. |
Where I heard about it
- @typesfast’s thread — a reply to his question “What’s the best history book you’ve read?” in the thread, June 2025. The full list of replies lives on What’s the best history book… (tweet).
Connections
- Frontier — the thesis the book exists to dismantle.
- Institutions — federal land and water policy as the West’s actual engine.
- Centennial — Michener’s novel of the same ground, named in a different thread Kyle saved.
- What’s the best history book… (tweet) — the thread this recommendation came from.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.