| | The Not So Wild, Wild West(1st Edition) Property Rights on the Frontier (Stanford Economics and Finance) by Terry Lee Anderson, Peter Jensen Hill Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2004 by Stanford Economics And Finance ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-4854-4, ISBN: 0-8047-4854-3
"Mention of the American West usually evokes images of rough and tumble cowboys, ranchers, and outlaws. In contrast, "The" Not "So Wild, Wild West" casts America's frontier history in a new framework that emphasizes the creation of institutions, both formal and informal, that facilitated cooperation rather than conflict. Rather than describing the frontier as a place where heroes met villains, this book argues that everyday people helped ..."
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