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    Sun Valley's elite beginnings: European influence on the American ski industry

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    Abstract
    This thesis examines the international influences on the American West through the creation of the American destination ski resort at Sun Valley, Idaho. The American West cannot be understood without broadening analysis outside of the territorial space of the West. Incorporation of global events and transnational themes add to understanding of the American West as portrayed through one of its key identities--the ski industry. In 1936, Averell Harriman, chair of the Union Pacific Railroad, created America's first destination ski resort at Sun Valley, Idaho. Looking to Europe for inspiration, he ...
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    Author(s)
    Berry, Julie Marie

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    Citino, Nathan J.

    Date Issued
    2011
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    born digital; masters theses
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