The M-Factors in Tooele's History BY EUGENE E. CAMPBELL
TOD exhibit at the statefair correctly proclaimed "ordnance is big business, "for the military contributed greatly to Tooele's economy. USHS collections.
published an article entitled " T h e M-factor in American History" in which he attempted to identify a characteristic shared by most Americans that differentiated them from other people. He concluded that it was the migration factor — our excessive mobility — and made a strong case for his point of view.1 As I began a serious analysis and interpretation of Tooele's history, I was struck by the fact that George W. Pierson's M-factor was important in Tooele's story but also that there were a n u m b e r of other M-factors that were vital as well. These included the moun-
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Dr. Campbell is professor emeritus of history at Brigham Young University. He presented a version of this paper at the annual Statehood Day celebration sponsored by the Utah State Historical Society, January 4, 1983, at Tooele. 'George W. Pierson, "The M-Factor in American History," American Quarterly 14 (1962; supplement):275-89, reprinted in Michael McGiffert, The Character of Americans (Homewood, 111.: Dorsey Press, 1964), pp. 118-30.
