Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 47, Number 2, 1979

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Forces That Shaped Utah's Dixie: Another Look BY MELVIN T.

SMITH

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U T A H ' S DIXIE H A S DISTINCTIVE geographic and cultural features that set it apart from the rest of the state. Historically, the area has been subjected to numerous development forces, both non-Mormon and Mormon. Although the traditional historical approach has been to look at the Dr. Smith is director of the Utah State Historical Society.


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