Author: Indiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Catalog
Author: Indiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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A List of References to Literature Relating to the Union Pacific System, August 15, 1922
Author: Association of American Railroads. Bureau of Railway Economics. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Promised Lands
Author: David M. WrobelPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Whether seen as a land of opportunity or as paradise lost, the American West took shape in the nation's imagination with the help of those who wrote about it; but two groups who did much to shape that perception are often overlooked today. Promoters trying to lure settlers and investors to the West insisted that the frontier had already been tamed-that the only frontiers remaining were those of opportunity. Through posters, pamphlets, newspaper articles, and other printed pieces, these boosters literally imagined places into existence by depicting backwater areas as settled, culturally developed regions where newcomers would find none of the hardships associated with frontier life. Quick on their heels, some of the West's original settlers had begun publishing their reminiscences in books and periodicals and banding together in pioneer societies to sustain their conception of frontier heritage. Their selective memory focused on the savage wilderness they had tamed, exaggerating the past every bit as much as promoters exaggerated the present. Although they are generally seen today as unscrupulous charlatans and tellers of tall tales, David Wrobel reveals that these promoters and reminiscers were more significant than their detractors have suggested. By exploring the vast literature produced by these individuals from the end of the Civil War through the 1920s, he clarifies the pivotal impact of their works on our vision of both the historic and mythic West. In examining their role in forging both sense of place within the West and the nation's sense of the West as a place, Wrobel shows that these works were vital to the process of identity formation among westerners themselves and to the construction of a "West" in the national imagination. Wrobel also sheds light on the often elitist, sometimes racist legacies of both groups through their characterizations of Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Asian Americans. In the era Wrobel examines, promoters painted the future of each western place as if it were already present, while the old-timers preserved the past as if it were still present. But, as he also demonstrates, that West has not really changed much: promoters still tout its promise, while old-timers still try to preserve their selective memories. Even relatively recent western residents still tap into the region's mythic pioneer heritage as they form their attachments to place. Promised Lands shows us that the West may well move into the twenty-first century, but our images of it are forever rooted in the nineteenth.
Idaho, a Preliminary List of the Sources of Agricultural Statistics ....
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural EconomicsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Catalog, 1903
Author: Indiana State LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Check-list of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the History of the Pacific Northwest
Author: Resource Program
Author: Check-list of Books and Pamphlets Relating to the History of the Pacific Northwest to be Found in Representative Libraries of that Region
Author: Charles Wesley SmithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwestern States
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Contested Boundaries
Author: David J. JepsenPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119065488
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Contested Boundaries: A New Pacific Northwest History is an engaging, contemporary look at the themes, events, and people that have shaped the history of the Pacific Northwest over the last two centuries. An engaging look at the themes, events, and people that shaped the Pacific Northwest – Washington, Oregon, and Idaho – from when only Native Peoples inhabited the land through the twentieth century. Twelve theme-driven essays covering the human and environmental impact of exploration, trade, settlement and industrialization in the nineteenth century, followed by economic calamity, world war and globalization in the twentieth. Written by two professors with over 20 years of teaching experience, this work introduces the history of the Pacific Northwest in a style that is accessible, relevant, and meaningful for anyone wishing to learn more about the region’s recent history. A companion website for students and instructors includes test banks, PowerPoint presentations, student self-assessment tests, useful primary documents, and resource links: www.wiley.com/go/jepsen/contestedboundaries.
Lewis and Clark Journal ...
Author: Willis S. DuniwayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description