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Boise, Idaho, 1882-1910 : prosperity in isolation / by Carol Lynn MacGregor.

By: MacGregor, Carol Lynn, 1942-Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Missoula, Mont. : Mountain Press Pub., 2006Description: xiv, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0878425225; 9780878425228Subject(s): 1800-1999 | Frontier and pioneer life -- Idaho -- Boise | Economic history | Frontier and pioneer life | Boise (Idaho) -- History -- 19th century | Boise (Idaho) -- History -- 20th century | Boise (Idaho) -- Economic conditions | Idaho -- BoiseGenre/Form: History. DDC classification: 979.6/28031 LOC classification: F754.B65 | M23 2006Online resources: Table of contents

Contents:

The land, native people, and settlers -- Transportation, irrigation, and city development -- Business and commerce -- Government and politics -- Progressive social institutions -- Leisure, the arts, and religion -- Epilogue : the solidification of Boise

Summary: MacGregor's study of Boise begins with the removal of the Northern Shoshoni and follows the progress of government, infrastructure, business, and social institutions in the area. Along the way, MacGregor (history, Boise State) describes Boise's architecture, arts, culture and changing demographics. She creates in all its details the peculiar history of this unusually prosperous and progressive city. The text includes photographs and maps of the evolving city. Annotation �2006 Book.Summary: News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Current location	Home library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Idaho State Archives Special Collections Vault	Idaho State Archives Special Collections Vault	SpcCol. F754.B65 M23 2006 (Browse shelf)	Not for loan	Signed Copy

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-292) and index.

MacGregor's study of Boise begins with the removal of the Northern Shoshoni and follows the progress of government, infrastructure, business, and social institutions in the area. Along the way, MacGregor (history, Boise State) describes Boise's architecture, arts, culture and changing demographics. She creates in all its details the peculiar history of this unusually prosperous and progressive city. The text includes photographs and maps of the evolving city. Annotation �2006 Book.

News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).