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The Rocky Mountain Region The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures

Rick Newby

Foreword by William Ferris, Consulting Editor

Paul S. Piper, Librarian Advisor

Book Code: GR2817

ISBN: 0-313-32817-X

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32817-6

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496 pages, maps; photos; tables

Greenwood Press

Publication: 12/30/2004

List Price: $99.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 7 x 10

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Description: The Rocky Mountain region is where east meets west in America, where the western plains meet the Continental Divide. In this region, including Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming, a multitude of cultural phenomena have grown. Rockies architecture includes Depression-era Government Rustic designs and also the "parkitecture" movement evident in Yellowstone National Park. Coyote folk tales and cowboy poetry contribute to regional lore, while the region's religions have ranged from the shamanistic practices of the Utes, Nez Perce, and Coeur d'Alene to the flourishing of the Church of Latter Day Saints. Art of the American Sublime school as well as the fiction of Thomas McGuane immediately locate the Rockies, while "fourteeners," ski town culture, and film festivals--from Sundance to Slamdance"--make the region a favorite tourist destination. Rick Newby and contributors present a thorough and nuanced examination of the many cultural elements from throughout the wide reach of the Rocky Mountain region. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures is the first rigorous reference collection on the many ways in which American identity has been defined by its regions and its people. Each of its eight regional volumes presents thoroughly researched narrative chapters on Architecture; Art; Ecology & Environment; Ethnicity; Fashion; Film & Theater; Folklore; Food; Language; Literature; Music; Religion; and Sports & Recreation. Each book also includes a volume-specific introduction, as well as a series foreword by noted regional scholar and former National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William Ferris, who served as Consulting Editor for this encyclopedia.

Table of Contents:

Foreword by William Ferris
Preface
Introduction by Rick Newby
Architecture by Carroll Van West
Art by Rick Newby
Ecology and Environment by Chris J. Magoc
Ethnicity by A. Dudley Gardner and Laura Pasacreta
Fashion by Laurel Wilson and Rick Newby
Film and Theater by Simon Dixon
Folklore by Kristi A. Young and Ronda Walker Weaver
Food by Susan H. Swetnam
Language by Lamont Antieau
Literature by Ron McFarland
Music by Stephanie Baker, Sharon Graf, and Petra Meyer-Frazier
Religion by Jeremy Bonner
Sports and Recreation by E. Duke Richey
Timeline
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

LC Card Number: 2004056066

LCC Class: F721

Dewey Class: 978


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