Item Detail
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26080
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English
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Fallout from the Demise of the Large Cattle Companies of Late Nineteenth-Century Southeast Utah
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Journal of the West
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Spring 2014
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53
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2
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Kettering, OH
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ABC-CLIO
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43-53
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The article explores the economic history of Moab, Utah. Emphasis is given to topics such as the decline of large southeastern Utah cattle companies due to low cattle prices and overgrazing, the attitudes of cowboys and ranchers towards Mormons, and the diversification of the local economy. Other topics include the creation of business class and connectivity to transportation networks.