Mythic Frontiers : Remembering, Forgetting, and Profiting with Cultural Heritage Tourism /

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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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Maher, Daniel R. (Author)
Other Authors: Shackel, Paul A. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Series:Cultural heritage studies.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > Arkansas > Fort Smith.
Tourism > Arkansas > Fort Smith.
Culture and tourism > Arkansas > Fort Smith.
Heritage tourism > Arkansas > Fort Smith.
Fort Smith (Ark.) > Historiography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The significance of the frontier complex in American history
  • The frontier complex in Fort Smith, Arkansas
  • The peacekeeper's violence
  • The hanging judge's injustices
  • The invincible marshal's oppression
  • The hello bordello and brave men matrix
  • Performing "Frontier in the attic"
  • Doubling down on the wager of frontier tourism.

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