Library Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
134MP |
ISBN |
0521585759 |
Object Name |
Book, Commonplace |
Author |
May, Dean |
Title |
Three Frontiers Family, Land, and Society in the American West, 1850-1900 |
Summary |
A study of values and aspirations of agraian pioneers in the Far West; southern yeoman, in the Willamette Valley, Mormons in the Utah Valley, and individualistic, commercial and acquistive males in the Boise Valley. Dean May explores the reasons for Americans' move away froma culture centering on family and kin from attitudes that valued and protected the land, not for its commercial worth, but as the base of support for future generations. The root of our present tendency to pursue individual pleasure and material well-being at the expense of communal and broader societal well-beint is the issue that lies at the heart of this comparative study. |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press |
Published Date |
1994 |
Published Place |
New York, NY |
Language |
English |
Search Terms |
Agriculture Agricultural productivity Churches Farmers Historic buildings Homesteading Idaho City Land Pioneers Religion Mining |
Subjects |
Agriculture Farm life Farming Families Family histories Gold mining Gold rushes Historic sites History Land Mining Mission churches Mormon churches Pioneers Religion Religious groups Religious orders Social aspects Social life & customs Social values |