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Book SynopsisThe Wild West may be long gone, but its legend lives on in Tombstone, Arizona; Deadwood, South Dakota; and Dodge City, Kansas. In
Tombstone, Deadwood, and Dodge City, Kevin Britz and Roger Nichols conduct a tour of these iconic towns, revealing how over time they became repositories of western America's defining myth.
Trade ReviewThis entertaining, informative book is a major addition to a growing body of literature that addresses the history of tourism and its significant contribution to the economy of the modern American West."" - Carlos A. Schwantes, St. Louis Mercantile Library Professor Emeritus and author of
Going Places: Transportation Redefines the Twentieth-Century West""In a fascinating journey through the development of tourism and the memorialization of frontier identity, Britz and Nichols offer a compelling narrative that shows how tourism continues to shape - and elude - our understanding of the western past."" - Elaine Marie Nelson, Executive Director of the Western History Association
