Title Frontier boosters : Port Townsend and the culture of development in the American West, 1850-1895 / Elaine Naylor.

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	Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2014.

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Note	Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--York University, 1999, under title: It's going to be a place of commercial importance : frontier boosterism in Jefferson County, Washington, 1850-1890.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: The Culture of Development on the Frontier: Boosterism, Class, and Race, 1850-1895 -- 1 Euro-American Settlement and Economic Development, 1850-1870 -- 2 Port Townsend: "A Resort for 'Beachcombers' and Outlaws" -- 3 Booster Activism: Jefferson County, 1860-1880 -- 4 "The Great Notoriety of That Place": Reputation and Development in Jefferson County, 1858-1890 -- 5 "The Chinese Must Go," but in a Reputable Way: Development, Jefferson County, and Anti-Chinese Activism, 1870-1890 -- Conclusion: "Times [Got] Worse Instead of Getting Better": The End of Frontier Boosterism -- Appendix: Statistical Information.
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Subject	City promotion -- Washington (State) -- Port Townsend -- History -- 19th century.
	City promotion.
	Washington (State) -- Port Townsend.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	City promotion -- Washington (State) -- Puget Sound Region -- History -- 19th century.
	Washington (State) -- Puget Sound Region.
	Economic development -- Washington (State) -- Port Townsend -- History -- 19th century.
	Economic development.
	Economic development -- Washington (State) -- Puget Sound Region -- History -- 19th century.
	Urbanization -- Washington (State) -- Port Townsend -- History -- 19th century.
	Urbanization.
	Urbanization -- Washington (State) -- Puget Sound Region -- History -- 19th century.
	Port Townsend (Wash.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
	Port Townsend (Wash.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
	Puget Sound Region (Wash.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century.
	Puget Sound Region (Wash.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century.
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Frontier boosters. (CaOONL)20139079920
ISBN	9780773591882 (electronic book)
	0773591885 (electronic book)
	9780773591899
	0773591893
	9780773543676

Title Frontier boosters : Port Townsend and the culture of development in the American West, 1850-1895 / Elaine Naylor.

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