- Additional Authors
- Shackel, Paul A.
- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- This is a study of the creation of Fort Smith, Arkansas, an imagined Wild West town for tourists complete with Native Americans, nineteenth-century hangings, prostitutes, and bootleggers.
- Series Statement
- Cultural heritage studies
- Uniform Title
- Mythic frontiers (Online)
- Cultural heritage studies.
- Alternative Title
- Mythic frontiers (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2015041910
- OCLC
- ssj0001735693
- Author
Maher, Daniel R.
- Title
Mythic frontiers [electronic resource] : remembering, forgetting, and profiting with cultural heritage tourism / Daniel R. Maher ; foreword by Paul A. Shackel.
- Imprint
Gainesville ; Tallahassee ; Tampa : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- Series
Cultural heritage studies
Cultural heritage studies.
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-283) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Shackel, Paul A.