Railroading Religion: Mormons, Tourists, and the Corporate Spirit of the West
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Irony of Religious Industry -- Chapter One: Corinnethians and the Death Knell Thesis -- Chapter Two: Brigham Young and the Railroad Connection -- Chapter Three: Godbeites and the Capital of Dissent -- Chapter Four: Steamboats...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Mormon Church
/ Railroad construction
/ Tourism
/ History 1800-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Railroads ; West (U.S.) ; History ; 19th century
B Electronic books B Mormon Church ; History ; 19th century B Mormon Church ; Public opinion ; History ; 19th century |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Irony of Religious Industry -- Chapter One: Corinnethians and the Death Knell Thesis -- Chapter Two: Brigham Young and the Railroad Connection -- Chapter Three: Godbeites and the Capital of Dissent -- Chapter Four: Steamboats and the Rise of Atrocity Tourism -- Chapter Five: Patrons and the Plays of Mormon Culture -- Chapter Six: Tourists and the Making of an American Mainline -- Conclusion: The Recreation and State of Religion in 1893 -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (352 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1469653222 |