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From Imagination to Reality: Thomas Moran and the Yellowstone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2009

Richard A. Bartlett
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In the two decades from 1860 to 1880 the eastern image of the American West changed drastically. Prior to 1860 that image had been based primarily upon the accounts of a few travelers and explorers. It was an image of generalities, distortions, and vague impressions in which imagination was a significant element. But with the coming of photography, the transcontinental railroad, and the surge of humanity that spilled westward following the Civil War, the image acquired a refinement in detail. Much of the West should have become commonplace.

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Prospects , Volume 3 , October 1978 , pp. 111 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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