Author: John E. Oldham
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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A Comprehensive Plan for Railroad Consolidation
Author: John E. Oldham
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Mythic Frontiers
Author: Daniel R. Maher
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063949
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
“Maher explores the development of the Frontier Complex as he deconstructs the frontier myth in the context of manifest destiny, American exceptionalism, and white male privilege. A very significant contribution to our understanding of how and why heritage sites reinforce privilege.”— Frederick H. Smith, author of The Archaeology of Alcohol and Drinking “Peels back the layer of dime westerns and True Grit films to show how their mythologies are made material. You’ll never experience a ‘heritage site’ the same way again.”—Christine Bold, author of The Frontier Club: Popular Westerns and Cultural Power, 1880–1924 The history of the Wild West has long been fictionalized in novels, films, and television shows. Catering to these popular representations, towns across America have created tourist sites connecting such tales with historical monuments. Yet these attractions stray from known histories in favor of the embellished past visitors expect to see and serve to craft a cultural memory that reinforces contemporary ideologies. In Mythic Frontiers, Daniel Maher illustrates how aggrandized versions of the past, especially those of the “American frontier,” have been used to turn a profit. These imagined historical sites have effectively silenced the violent, oppressive, colonizing forces of manifest destiny and elevated principal architects of it to mythic heights. Examining the frontier complex in Fort Smith, Arkansas—where visitors are greeted at a restored brothel and the reconstructed courtroom and gallows of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker feature prominently—Maher warns that creating a popular tourist narrative and disconnecting cultural heritage tourism from history minimizes the devastating consequences of imperialism, racism, and sexism and relegitimizes the privilege bestowed upon white men.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
ISBN: 0813063949
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
“Maher explores the development of the Frontier Complex as he deconstructs the frontier myth in the context of manifest destiny, American exceptionalism, and white male privilege. A very significant contribution to our understanding of how and why heritage sites reinforce privilege.”— Frederick H. Smith, author of The Archaeology of Alcohol and Drinking “Peels back the layer of dime westerns and True Grit films to show how their mythologies are made material. You’ll never experience a ‘heritage site’ the same way again.”—Christine Bold, author of The Frontier Club: Popular Westerns and Cultural Power, 1880–1924 The history of the Wild West has long been fictionalized in novels, films, and television shows. Catering to these popular representations, towns across America have created tourist sites connecting such tales with historical monuments. Yet these attractions stray from known histories in favor of the embellished past visitors expect to see and serve to craft a cultural memory that reinforces contemporary ideologies. In Mythic Frontiers, Daniel Maher illustrates how aggrandized versions of the past, especially those of the “American frontier,” have been used to turn a profit. These imagined historical sites have effectively silenced the violent, oppressive, colonizing forces of manifest destiny and elevated principal architects of it to mythic heights. Examining the frontier complex in Fort Smith, Arkansas—where visitors are greeted at a restored brothel and the reconstructed courtroom and gallows of “Hanging Judge” Isaac Parker feature prominently—Maher warns that creating a popular tourist narrative and disconnecting cultural heritage tourism from history minimizes the devastating consequences of imperialism, racism, and sexism and relegitimizes the privilege bestowed upon white men.
Index to Current Urban Documents
Author: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9780313319617
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 736
Book Description
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 9780313319617
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 736
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Catalogue
Author: Harvard University. Graduate School of Design. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 692
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Housing and Planning References
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Library
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 870
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1868
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1868
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A Comprehensive Plan for the City of Neosho, Missouri
Author: Hare and Hare (Kansas City, Mo.)
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Publisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 102
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Public Works for Water, Pollution Control, and Power Development, and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Public Health Reports
Author:
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1572
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 1572
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Public Works for Water, Pollution Control, and Power Development and Atomic Energy Commission Appropriation Bill
Author: United States. Congress. House Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1298
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1298
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