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C o n t r i b u t o r s a u t h o r s B ria n D illo n ’s e ssay s o n v a r io u s t o p ic s in 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y I r ish lit e r a t u r e h a v e b e e n p r in t e d in Gen re, N u a, The Can adian Journ al of Irish Studies, a n d e lse ­ w h e r e . A n e ssay o n B r it ish W o r ld W a r I p o e t r y a p p e a r s in Back to Peace. H e is a p r o fe sso r in t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f E n g lish a n d P h ilo so p h y a t M o n t a n a St a t e U n iv e r sit y - B illin g s. Joseph Staples c o m p le t e d h is P h .D . in 2 0 0 4 a t t h e U n iv e r sit y o f A r iz o n a , w h e r e h e is c u r r e n t ly a n a d ju n c t le ct u r e r . H is d isse r t a t io n , fr o m w h ic h t h e e ssay in t h is issu e is d r a w n , is c a lle d “C o n st r u c t in g t h e L a n d o f Su n sh in e : C h a r le s L u m m is a n d t h e M a r k e t in g o f a P o st F r o n t ie r W e st .” B ly th e T ellefse n h a s p r e v io u sly p u b lish e d a r t ic le s o n C a t h e r , H a w t h o r n e , a n d H e m in gw a y . S h e c u r r e n t ly t e a c h e s a t F u lle r t o n C o lle g e in F u lle r t o n , C a lifo r n ia , a n d , w h e n n o t c o n t e m p la t in g issu e s o f n a t io n a lism a n d h ist o r y in A m e r ic a n lit e r a t u r e , sp e n d s h e r t im e c h a sin g t h r e e sm a ll b o y s a r o u n d h e r h o u se . A r t is t s M a y n a rd D ix o n ( 1 8 7 5 - 1 9 4 6 ) , illu st r at o r , m u r a list , a n d p a in t e r , h a d a life lo n g lo v e o f t h e d e se r t So u t h w e st . D ix o n w as b o m in F r e sn o , C a lifo r n ia , w h e r e h e gr e w t o lo v e w e st e r n w ild e r n e ss. In 1 9...