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THE

MYTHICAL WEST

THE

MYTHICAL WEST

AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF

Legend, Lore, and Popular Culture

RICHARD W. SLATTA

Santa Barbara, California

Denver, Colorado

Oxford, England

transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise,

except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the

publishers.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Slatta, Richard W., 1947–

The mythical West : an encyclopedia of legend, lore, and

popular culture / Richard W. Slatta.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-57607-151-0; ISBN 1-57607-588-5 (e-book)

1. Folklore—West (U.S.)—Encyclopedias.

2. Popular

culture—West (U.S.)—Encyclopedias.

3. Legends—West

(U.S.)—Encyclopedias.

I. Title.

GR109.S53 2001

398’0978’03—dc21

2001002784

060504030201 10987654321

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All photos courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted.

With love, to my mother, Amy Irene (Solberg) Slatta,

now in her ninth decade of loving, caring, and sharing

The Mythical West - An Encyclopedia of Legend Lore and Popular Culture by Richard W Slatta (2001).pdf