A Portrait of the American West. Michener's "Centennial" through the magnifying glass

Essay from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim (School of Humanities), course: The North American West: Places, People, and Representations in History, language: English, abstract: Michener’s Centennial describes the history of the American West based on the fictional city Centennial, which is located in the plains o...