The Golden West: Essays

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Part OfVolume III. The Golden West: The Literature of ComprehensionCreatorTucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)Arizona Historical SocietyContributorArizona Historical SocietyPublisherTucson Public Library (Pima County Public Library)DescriptionA booklet containing two scholarly essays, “The Golden West,” by Paul A. Carter and “Men of Vision: Phoenix” by G. Wesley Johnson, which examines the effects of the industrialization of the Southwest. New technology (in the form of railroads, barbed wire and pumps) opened up a new era in the settlement of the southwest, redefining it as a land of opportunity in the vernacular belief. Also included in the booklet are excerpts from “Arizona for Health and Business,” by Whitelaw Reid (New York Times, 1896) and a selected reading list.SubjectWest (U.S.)--In literatureAmerican Literature--West (U.S.)West (U.S.)--Literary CollectionsWest (U.S.) Description and travelPhoenix (Ariz.)--Description and travelDate Original1983Date Range1980s (1980-1989)TypeTextOriginal FormatBookletsLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionPima County Public LibraryCollectionWriters of the Purple Sage - Origins of a National MythSubcollectionCele Peterson Arizona CollectionRights StatementCopyright to this resource is held by the Arizona Historical Society and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be downloaded, reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the Arizona Historical Society. For permission to use these materials, contact Pima County Public Library, http://www.library.pima.gov.

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City or TownPhoenixCountyMaricopa CountyStateArizonaCountryUnited States

PlacePhoenix

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Call Numberhttp://librarycatalog.pima.gov/search/o?11409151Date Digitized2008Digital FormatPDF

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The Golden West: Essays