Boosting a New West : Pacific Coast Expositions, 1905-1916 /

"Focusing on marketing campaigns as well as vendor and exhibit choices, Boosting a New West explores the cultural and social meaning of Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and San Francisco expositions held between 1905 and 1915, detailing biased racial attitudes, perceptions of the cities at the tim...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Putman, John C., 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pullman, Washington : WSU Press, Washington State University, [2020]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Manners and customs.
Exhibitions.
Exhibitions > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
West United States.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > History > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • To host a fair : the Pacific Northwest
  • Promoting the fairs
  • Selling the promise of the Far West : Portland, Seattle, and the Pacific Northwest
  • Selling nature and land(scapes) in the Pacific Northwest
  • Race and empire in the Pacific Northwest
  • Selling the promise of the Far West : San Diego, San Francisco, and the American Southwest
  • Selling nature and land(scapes) in the American Southwest
  • Race and empire in the American Southwest.

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