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Highlighting the perseverance and ingenuity of the communities that have otherwise been forgotten or erased from history, \u003ci\u003eThe Westerners\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to reimagine who we are and where we came from.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43997665263690,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0715\/4886\/2538\/files\/24261413482781.jpg?v=1785599363"}],"url":"https:\/\/pipspoursandprose.com\/collections\/american-history.oembed","provider":"Pip's Pours \u0026 Prose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}