Icebergs in the desert : the links between capitalist expansion and the spread of 'American' values in Utah, 1847-1896

This thesis analyses debates over the economic future of postbellum Utah Territory, in order to demonstrate the connection between economic expansion and the promotion of a homogenous ‘American’ identity. Following the American Civil War, a dominant Republican establishment sought to reform Utah Mor...

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Main Author: Williamson, James
Published: Keele University 2018
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.739451