Showdown in the Big Quiet : Land, Myth, and Government in the American West /

""Examines the area known as the Big Quiet, the role of environment, the history of this area in the West, and the power of Western mythology"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bieter, John P., Jr
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States Local History.
History & Archaeology.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
Social justice.
Politics and government.
Mythology.
Law > Social aspects.
Land use > Government policy.
Frontier and pioneer life > Historiography.
Ecology.
Community life.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
LAW > Land Use.
Utilisation du sol > Politique gouvernementale > Idaho > Owyhee > Histoire.
Communaute > Idaho > Owyhee > Histoire.
Justice sociale > Idaho > Owyhee > Histoire.
Land use > Government policy > Idaho > Owyhee County > History.
Law > Social aspects > Idaho > Owyhee County > History.
Community life > Idaho > Owyhee County > History.
Social justice > Idaho > Owyhee County > History.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Historiography.
West United States.
Idaho > Owyhee County.
Owyhee County (Idaho) > History.
Owyhee County (Idaho) > Environmental conditions.
Owyhee County (Idaho) > Politics and government.
West (U.S.) > In popular culture.
West (U.S.) > Mythology.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Owyhees
  • The Eagle's Silver Heart
  • The Battle of Shoshone Mike
  • "An Asset and Not a Liability" : Omaechevarria v. State of Idaho
  • The Power of Myth, Marketing, and Government in the West
  • Claude Dallas : The Myth Comes to Life
  • Saylor Creek Bombing Range : Modern Range War
  • The Owyhee Canyonlands : Showdown to Collaboration
  • Conclusion: Lesions and Lessons from the West.

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