The American West has always been seen as a land of opportunity, but tourism has transformed it into a land of opportunism. From Sun Valley to Santa Fe, towns all over the region have been turned over to outsiders -- not just those who visit, but those who control.
These "New Westers", Johnson reveals, line-dance and two-step, listen to Garth Brooks and George Strait, drink beer from long-neck bottles, wear clothes ordered from Sheplers, watch rodeo on ESPN, play Wild West arcade games, eat fajitas and tacos in stuccoed Mexican cafes, collect Western art and N ...
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An account of the early settlement of the American West, written by a well-regarded historian of the period. West maintains that the California Gold Rush of 1848 provided the greatest impetus to growth in the region, spurring overland travel across the Great Plains and thereby opening it to settlers ...
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