TY - GEN AU - Francaviglia,Richard TI - Go East, Young Man : Imagining the American West as the Orient SN - j.ctt4cgphg PY - 2011///1020 PB - Utah State University Press KW - History KW - California KW - Mormons KW - United States N1 - Open Access N2 - "[Francaviglia's] book is of great value, particularly in its illuminating showcasing of the degree to which the American West was consistently compared to aspects of the Middle East, from desert sands and rock formations to camel caravans and mirages. These comparisons helped to establish the West as an exotic locale, markedly different from the Europe-focused eastern half of the country and having a fascination of its own." Journal of Folklore Research UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31786/1/625249.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31786/1/625249.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31786/1/625249.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26653 ER -