Life in a corner : cultural episodes in southeastern Utah, 1880-1950 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McPherson, Robert S., 1947- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • From vigilante to sheriff: the evolution of law enforcement on the San Juan frontier, 1880-1900
  • Much ado about nothing: the San Juan River gold rush, 1892-1893
  • Divine duty: midwifery at the turn of the century
  • Soldiers, savers, slackers, and spies: southeastern Utah's response to World War I
  • "Practically free from the taint of the bootlegger": a closer look at prohibition in southeastern Utah
  • From greasy sacks to soogans: cowboying in southeastern Utah
  • Preying predators: wolf and coyote control in southeastern Utah, 1900-1950
  • From logs to lumber: harvesting wood in southeastern Utah, 1880-1940
  • Community construction: reflections of George A. Hurst, Jr., on building the Blanding Tabernacle
  • Homes on the range: settling the Great Sage Plain of southeastern Utah, 1910-1950.