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The Awkward State of Utah: Coming of Age in the Nation, 1896-1945
Peterson, Charles S., Cannon, Brian Q.
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Description for The Awkward State of Utah: Coming of Age in the Nation, 1896-1945
Paperback. The half century between statehood in 1896 and the end of World War II in 1945 was a period of transformation and transition for Utah. This book interprets those profound changes, revealing sweeping impacts on both institutions and ordinary people. Num Pages: 344 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWU; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1021.
The half century between statehood in 1896 and the end of World War II in 1945 was a period of transformation and transition for Utah. This book interprets those profound changes, revealing sweeping impacts on both institutions and ordinary people. Drawing upon expertise honed over decades of teaching, researching, and writing about Utah’s history, the authors incorporate fresh archival sources, new oral histories, and hundreds of scholarly articles and books as they narrate the little-known story of the crucial formative years when Utah came of age.
During its sometimes awkward years of adolescence and maturation, Utah was gradually incorporated ... Read more
The half century between statehood in 1896 and the end of World War II in 1945 was a period of transformation and transition for Utah. This book interprets those profound changes, revealing sweeping impacts on both institutions and ordinary people. Drawing upon expertise honed over decades of teaching, researching, and writing about Utah’s history, the authors incorporate fresh archival sources, new oral histories, and hundreds of scholarly articles and books as they narrate the little-known story of the crucial formative years when Utah came of age.
During its sometimes awkward years of adolescence and maturation, Utah was gradually incorporated ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607814214
SKU
V9781607814214
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About Peterson, Charles S., Cannon, Brian Q.
Charles S. ""Chas"" Peterson is Professor Emeritus of History at Utah State University, USA. His publications include Take Up Your Mission: Mormon Colonizing along the Little Colorado River, 1870–1900 and Utah: A Bicentennial History. Brian Q. Cannon is a professor of history and director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University, USA. He is ... Read more
Reviews for The Awkward State of Utah: Coming of Age in the Nation, 1896-1945
“What a wonderful example of how history should be written! It is engaging, warm, and colorful.”—Stanford J. Layton, author of To No Privileged Class: The Rationalization of Homesteadingand Rural Life in the Early Twentieth Century “This study represents not only a sound narrative, but puts forth excellent analysis and synthesis. A solid, positive, and needed contribution to ... Read more