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 Dewey Decimal Number: 979.2 EAN: 9780879057671 Edition: Revised ISBN: 087905767X Label: Gibbs Smith Publishers Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith Publishers Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 488 Publication Date: 1996-05 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers Studio: Gibbs Smith Publishers Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Utah residents lead lives rich with family, industry, politics, and community. The 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City focused the eyes of the world on this unique place, highlighting our strong contributions to the fine arts, professional sports, literature, and music, along with our unparalled access to recreation and more. Thomas G. Alexander tells the whole story of the Beehive State in Utah, The Right Place, a Utah Statehood Centennial Project of the Utah State Historical Society. Originally published in 1995, this newly updated and revised edition is the comprehensive historical Utah experience. With current information on recent political and economic changes, including the changes brought on by the 2002 Olympic games, Dr. Alexander teaches and entertains through his historical writings. Thomas G. Alexander holds the Lemuel Hardison Redd Jr. Chair as Professor of Western American History at Brigham Young University. Born and raised in Utah, this award-winning author has written articles for many journals and has published a number of books, including Grace and Grandeur: A History of Salt Lake City (2002). Average Rating:
 Rating:  - An Excellent Start, but not the Last Word in Utah HistoryI have long been wary of any book that uses the term "official" and "history" in its title. It connotes a certain sense of self-adoration and celebration at best and exhibits rather blatant spin-doctoring and perhaps even untruth at worst. If any historian could write an outstanding official history, however, it is Thomas G. Alexander, one of the leading historian of the Great Basin. Because of his skill, he often succeeds here, but the blinders of centennial celebration and religious heritage limit ... Read More Rating: - Commissioned historyOne of the other reviewers here suggests that Alexander is the wrong man to write a comprehensive history of Utah. This statement is patently absurd! Alexander is one of the most important historians of Mormonism and Utah since Leonard Arrington. Unfortunately, this book is commissioned history, and as such, Alexander's heart doesn't really seem in it. The book is overly verbose at times, and at other times it seems as if the introductions and conclusions to chapters are tacked on. Also, the book is ... Read More Rating:  - Solid as a spongeI bought this book because it seemed the only large, comprehensive history of Utah available. Perhaps it was, but "comprehensive" is a bit misleading. It does indeed dabble in most every aspect of Utah's history: cultural, religious, political, economic. But the good professor does get, suffice it to say, tiresome...Instead of actually delving into the history of Utah he seems to mostly be engaged in personal commentary, with thorough history left as an afterthought. If only he could lay off the adjectives. ... Read More Rating: - Solid history of Utah. Good narrative and pictures.Alexander's "official" centennial Utah history is a strong overview of the history of Utah. Their are many pictures to make the work interesting, and the narrative is flowing and enjoyable. It's only flaw its that it does focus on Mormons, but that is the majority religious group in the state so he can be forgiven. The book celebrates the people of Utah past and present and glosses over some not so pretty events. A must read for anyone interested in Utah history. 
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