True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America
Betsy Gaines Quammen
Jun 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Rebecca Gallagher
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From the Northern Rockies to the Southwest deserts, Betsy Gaines Quammen explores how myths shape our identities, heighten polarizations, and fracture our shared understanding of the world around us. As she investigates the origins and effects of myths of the American West, Gaines Quammen travels through small towns and big cities, engaging people and building relationships at every stop. Misperceptions about land, politics, liberty, and self-determination threaten the well-being of people and communities across the country, and Gaines Quammen interrogates it all as she seeks to reconcile the anger and misunderstandings that continue to be fueled by the West's enduring myths and complex history. Whether sitting down with a militia member seeking to protect his rural Utah town from Antifa or talking with grassroots organizers working across ideological divides, Gaines Quammen brings to life connections and contradictions that shape our politics and our lives far beyond the West.
About the author
Betsy Gaines Quammen is a historian and conservationist. She received a doctorate in environmental history from Montana State University in 2017, her dissertation focusing on Mormon settlement and public land conflicts. Betsy lives in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband, writer David Quammen.
Rebecca Gallagher is a multiple Audie Award-nominated narrator who has recorded over 100 titles with her warm and inviting voice. When she isn't behind the mic, Rebecca enjoys creating in a variety of media as a visual artist in her home studio. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, Dean, and their two daughters.
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