Tropic of Hopes: California, Florida, and the Selling of American Paradise, 1869–1929

The colorful scenery and myth painted in words and illustrations, including in seemingly mundane agricultural journals-the art of agricultural labels was pure enchantment of a Xanadu kind-appealed to thousands of hopeful Americans. The power of recreational hunting and fishing in selling the states...

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Published in:Agricultural history 2015, Vol.89 (2), p.307-309
Main Author: Davis, Jack E.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
North America
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Summary:The colorful scenery and myth painted in words and illustrations, including in seemingly mundane agricultural journals-the art of agricultural labels was pure enchantment of a Xanadu kind-appealed to thousands of hopeful Americans. The power of recreational hunting and fishing in selling the states was greater than suggested by the brief space he gives the subject, and the constant free publicity in Forest and Stream articles (which he does not mention), read by the class coveted by his subject states, was an invaluable boon to boosterism.
ISSN:0002-1482
1533-8290
DOI:10.3098/ah.2015.089.2.307