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A history of Washington County : from isolation to destination / Douglas D. Alder, Karl F. Brooks.

Title
A history of Washington County : from isolation to destination / Douglas D. Alder, Karl F. Brooks.
Author
Alder, Douglas D.
Publication
Salt Lake City : Utah State Historical Society ; [St. George] : Washington County Commission, 1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Brooks, Karl F.
  • Utah State Historical Society.
  • Washington County (Utah). County Commission.
Description
xix, 418 p. : ill., map; 24 cm.
Summary
  • The land and its early inhabitants -- Settlement -- Sinking roots -- Stability and isolation -- Stories and reflections -- Cultural life -- Water -- End of isolation, 1930-1960 -- Americanization of Escalantes -- The new pioneers -- Modernization -- Epilogue: The debate over the future of Washington County.
  • Appendices include: Washington County Commissioners, Sherrifs of Washington County, Mayors of St. George, Irrigation systems in Washington County.
Series Statement
[Utah centennial county history series]
Uniform Title
[Utah centennial county history series].
Subject
Washington County (Utah) > History
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Series statement from jacket.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0913738131
LCCN
^^^96060793^
OCLC
35394589
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library