An edition of Reopening the frontier
(2009)
Reopening the frontier
homesteading in the modern West
by Brian Q. Cannon
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History, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Social life and customs, Frontier and pioneer life, Farmers, Community life, Reclamation of land, Environmental conditions, Environmental policy, Frontier and pioneer life, west (u.s.), World war, 1939-1945, united states, Environmental policy, united states, West (u.s.), history, West (u.s.), social life and customsPlaces
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Reopening the frontier: homesteading in the modern West
2009, University Press of Kansas
in English
0700616578 9780700616572
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Table of Contents
Creating a "new frontier of opportunity" : World War II veterans and the campaign for Western homesteads
"Ah, for the life of a farmer" : the chimera of free land
Proving up and proving themselves
"Gold mine in the sky" : the farmers' dreams for themselves and their land
The best year of their lives? : women on Western homesteads
"The firm foundation of our community" : opportunity and its limits on the Bureau of Reclamation's Riverton Project
A conflict of interests : the battle over reclamation homesteads
Repeal of the Homestead Act
"Our dream was changed into a nightmare" : the homesteaders at homesteaders at the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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