Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ..................................
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GENERAL INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION The Face and Faces of Iron County . . . . . . .
1
CHAPTER 1
Physical Characteristics ................ .
7
CHAPTER 2
Ancient Peoples ...................... .
20
CHAPTER 3
Explorers, Traders, Trappers and Expeditions ...................... .
29
CHAPTER 4
Mormon Exploration and Colonization .. .
41
CHAPTER 5
Establishing Cedar City and the Iron Works
57
CHAPTER 6
Nineteenth Century Pioneering ......... .
73
CHAPTER 7
The Early Twentieth Century: 1900-1940 ..
96
CHAPTER 8
Prosperity With a Price: 1940-1960 ...... .
128
CHAPTER 9
Native American Influence in Recent Times
155
CHAPTER 10
Place Names and Community History ....
167
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