The open space dilemma

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Language

English

Bibliographic Citation

The California Geographer 33: 15-28

Notes

The seminar was about Frederick Jackson Turner and his idea of the closing of the frontier and its impact on America. It had been 100 years since his seminal speech, and now The Organization of American Historians wanted to see how Turner still, or if he still, influenced the world. One mention was made of the Marlboro man during the seminar. What I did not expect to happen, of course, did. During the question and answer period that followed, alni.ost every question revolved around the Marlboro Man. Why? How did this image of the western man on the range, this myth of reality, come to dominate the attention of the distinguished historians in the audience? Why do we insist on believing in a consumer myth, while ignoring reality? Why do we relish the rugged individual cowboy as space closes in America? Why do we not look to other open spaces, beyond the physical?

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