Promised lands : promotion, memory, and the creation of the American West / David M. Wrobel.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wrobel, David M.
Language:English
Published: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2002], ©2002.
Subjects:
West (U.S.) > Civilization > 19th century.
Regionalism > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
West (U.S.) > History, Local.
West (U.S.) > Economic conditions > 19th century.
City promotion > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, American.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
Pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
Memory > Social aspects > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xi, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Promotional contours and claims
  • The second boosterist phase
  • Remembered journeys
  • Organizing memories
  • Promotion, reminiscence, and race
  • The ghosts of Western future and past.