Title: Little town blues : voices from the changing West /
Authors: Ringholz, Raye Carleson.; Muscolino, K. C.
Publisher: Peregrine Smith Books,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Rural renewal West (U.S.) Case studies.; Tourism Social aspects West (U.S.) Case studies.; West (U.S.) Social conditions.
Abstract: Documents the growth and commercialization of small towns in the West by focusing on three particular towns: Moab, Utah; Sedona, Arizona; and Jackson Hole, Wyoming; and exploring the environmental concerns, changing economic problems, conflicting visions of the future, and loss of the communities' sense of self in the onrush of change.
Contents: Introduction -- On the cusp of change -- Place of empowerment -- How the wild West was lost -- Little town blues -- Fighting words -- Eagles on the highway