The Statutes at Large
Title | The Statutes at Large PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 524 |
Release | 1763 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
The British Architect
Title | The British Architect PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN |
The Statutes of the Realm
Title | The Statutes of the Realm PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1052 |
Release | 1819 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
An Overview of the Prehistory of Western and Central North Dakota
Title | An Overview of the Prehistory of Western and Central North Dakota PDF eBook |
Author | Dale Davidson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Government publications |
ISBN |
Mythic Frontiers
Title | Mythic Frontiers PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel R. Maher |
Publisher | University Press of Florida |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2019-03-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0813063949 |
“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.
Motor Age
Title | Motor Age PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1302 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Automobile industry and trade |
ISBN |
Journal
Title | Journal PDF eBook |
Author | Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1098 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | Legislative journals |
ISBN |
Includes called, adjourned and extraordinary sessions.