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

Author/creator Wrobel, David M.
Format Book
Publication InfoLawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 322 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Subjects
Regionalism--West (U.S.). --History. --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.
West (U.S.)--Civilization. --19th century.
West (U.S.)--History, Local.
West (U.S.)--Economic conditions. --19th century.

Contents Promotional contours and claims -- The second boosterist phase -- Remembered journeys -- Organizing memories -- Promotion, reminiscence, and race -- The ghosts of Western future and past.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-310) and index.
LCCN 2002007539
ISBN0700612041 (alk. paper)