Icons of the American West 2 volumes : From Cowgirls to Silicon Valley (Greenwood Icons) PDF
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ICONS OF THE AMERICAN WEST Recent Titles in Greenwood Icons Icons of Horror and the Supernatural: An Encyclopedia of Our Worst Nightmares Edited by S.T. Joshi Icons of Business: An Encyclopedia of Mavericks, Movers, and Shakers Edited by Kateri Drexler Icons of Hip Hop: An Encyclopedia of the Movement, Music, and Culture Edited by Mickey Hess Icons of Evolution: An Encyclopedia of People, Evidence, and Controversies Edited by Brian Regal Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever Edited by Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz Icons of R&B and Soul: An Encyclopedia of the Artists Who Revolutionized Rhythm Bob Gulla African American Icons of Sport: Triumph, Courage, and Excellence Matthew C. Whitaker ICONS OF THE AMERICAN WEST From Cowgirls to Silicon Valley Edited by Gordon Morris Bakken Greenwood Icons GREENWOOD PRESS Westport, Connecticut • London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Icons of the American West : from cowgirls to Silicon Valley / edited by Gordon Morris Bakken. p. cm. — (Greenwood icons) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-34148-9 (set : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-34149-6 (v. 1 : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-34150-2 (v. 2 : alk. paper) 1. West (U.S.)—History 2. West (U.S.)—Biography. 3. West (U.S.)—In popular culture. 4. Frontier and pioneer life—West (U.S.) 5. Popular culture—West (U.S.) I. Bakken, Gordon Morris. F591.I36 2008 978—dc22 2008006650 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2008 by Gordon Morris Bakken All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2008006650 ISBN-13: 978-0-313-34148-9 (set) 978-0-313-34149-6 (vol. 1) 978-0-313-34150-2 (vol. 2) First published in 2008 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 To Allan G. Bogue of Madison, Wisconsin Contents List of Photos ix Series Foreword xi Preface xiii Timeline xix Banditry in California, 1850–1875, Paul R. Spitzzeri 1 Buffalo Bill Cody, Jennifer Mizzell 29 Chief Joseph, Vanessa Gunther 53 Cowboys and Cowgirls, Taran Schindler 65 George Armstrong Custer, Shannon D. Smith 101 Geronimo, Vanessa Gunther 131 Gold Rush to California, Susan Badger Doyle 145 Hetch Hetchy, Kenneth W. McMullen 167 Mountain Men, Adam Pratt 177 John Muir, Kenneth W. McMullen 199 Annie Oakley, Glenda Riley 209 Frederic Remington, Marie Watkins 231 Rifl es and Revolvers, George M. Stantis 277 viii Contents Sacagawea, Vanessa Gunther 293 Yosemite National Park, Kenneth W. McMullen 299 Brigham Young, Thomas G. Alexander 305 Eugene Warren Biscailuz, John J. Stanley 329 Bozeman, Montana, Elwood Bakken 369 Disneyland, Solaiman M. Fazel 385 Female Politicians, Danelle Moon 399 Bill Gates, Susan Tschabrun 421 Indian Casinos, Lisa E. Emmerich 443 Las Vegas, Timothy A. Strand 465 Ronald Reagan, Caroline Owen 487 Ann Willis Richards, Scott Behen 505 Sierra Club, Brandon Davis 515 Yellowstone National Park, Alexandra Kindell 525 Selected Bibliography 557 About the Editor and Contributors 559 Index 563 List of Photos Legendary horse bandit Joaquin Murieta (page 1). Courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Circus poster showing battle between Buffalo Bill’s congress of rough riders and Cuban insurgents, ca. 1898 (page 29). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Chief Joseph, wearing warbonnet and several necklaces, ca. 1903 (page 53). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Cowgirls at rodeo, AZO Photograph postcard of Rene Harley, Fox Hastings, Rose Smith, Ruth Roach, Mabel Strickland, Prairie Rose, Dorothy Mo- rell, 1921 (page 65). Photograph by Ralph R. Doubleday. Courtesy of the Museum of the American West, Autry National Research Center. 89.145.6.Western History Collections, Norman, Oklahoma. General George A. Custer (page 101). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Scene in Geronimo’s camp, before surrender to General Crook, 27 March 1886 (page 131). Courtesy of Library of Congress. “We have it rich.” Washing and panning for gold in a stream (page 145). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite (page 167). Shutterstock. James Bridger, American frontiersman, trapper, and scout (page 177). Image 1866, from the only known portrait. Eon Images, www.eonimages.com. John Muir (page 199). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Annie Oakley, ca. 1889 (page 209). Courtesy of Library of Congress. Cowboy on a Bucking Bronco, by Frederic Remington (page 231). Courtesy of Library of Congress.
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