Atlas of the New West: Portrait of a Changing Region

by Boulder Center of the American West University of Colorado, William E. Riebsame (Editor), James J. Robb (Editor)

Forty-six full-color, three-dimensional, computer-generated maps, along with essays by historians Patricia Limerick and Charles Wilkinson, informative sidebars, and dozens of charts and graphs illustrate the progressive urbanization and commercialization of the West. Tour.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

I ordered this book after hearing one of the contributors speak. His presentation was chock-a-block with interesting maps and the "Next West" (after the "New West") and I expected the book to be the same. Yes, the book had maps, but some were of silly things like coffee shops, and the book had WAY more text than I expected. I plowed through the text, but most of it was obvious for someone who has lived here for a number of years. I did enjoy the part about nuclear waste in the west and a few other short sections in the last 2-3 chapters. Mostly the book made me feel like an outsider for moving to the West.

[Tattered Cover Book Store]

Photographer and author Stephen Trimble recommended this as part of the Rocky Mountain Land Library's "A Reading List For the President Elect: A Western Primer for the Next Administration". (Note: this is a newer edition than he specifically recommended, but we feel the updates held true to the original, which is no longer available.)