Ghosts of Western Future and Past

By James Harris

The Enduring Frontier Heritage

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Elements of the American concept of “frontier”•Movement•Transitory Line•Point of contact between natives and White settlers•Dangerous borderland between settled and unsettled land.

The Enduring Frontier Heritage• Escape to your own Mountain Hideaway

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The Enduring Frontier Heritage

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The Enduring Frontier Heritage

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Primacy, Authenticity, Promise and Place

• Despite already living on the land of the frontier, settlers did not confer primacy on the Native Americans of the west.

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Primacy, Authenticity, Promise and Place

• Contempor-ary Navajo Reservation in Arizona

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Primacy, Authenticity, Promise and Place

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Primacy, Authenticity, Promise and Place

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Californication in the Contemporary West

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Californication in the Contemporary West

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Californication in the Contemporary West

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•Idealized image of the west.

Change, Methodology, and Regional Identity

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Change, Methodology, and Regional Identity

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Change, Methodology, and Regional Identity

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•One of the most difficult things to understand about the west is how the most recent arrivals are often the first to lament the inevitable arrival of the next wave of immigrants.

Change, Methodology, and Regional Identity

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