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C o n t r i b u t o r s A u t h o r s J e f f r e y C h i s u m is a le c t u r e r in t h e w r it in g p r o g r a m a t t h e U n iv e r s it y o f S o u t h e r n C a l if o r n i a . H is r e se a r c h c e n t e r s o n t h e li t e r a t u r e o f N e v a d a a n d , in c r e a sin g ly , t h e G r e a t B a sin a t la r g e . H is fic t io n h a s a p p e a r e d in L .A . W eek ly , T h e M ississip p i R ev iew , a n d t h e C h e r y l l G l o t fe lt y - e d it e d a n t h o l o g y L it e rary N e v ad a. N i c h o l a s L a w r e n c e is a P h D c a n d id a t e in E n g li sh a t T e x a s A & M U n iv e r sit y . H i s p r im a r y a r e a s o f in t e r e st a r e n in e t e e n t h - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n lit e r a t u r e a n d lit e r a t u r e s o f t h e A m e r i c a n W e st . H is d i s se r t a t io n e x a m in e s t h e in t e r p la y b e t w e e n c o n q u e s t id e o lo g y a n d c o u n t e r - im p e r ia lis m a c r o ss a r a n g e o f fic t io n a n d n o n fi c t i o n a n t e b e ll u m fr o n t ie r w r it in g s. T o n y R . M a g a g n a w a s b o r n a n d r a is e d in so u t h w e st e r n W y o m in g a n d a t t e n d e d t h e U n iv e r s it y o f W y o m in g a s a n u n d e r g r a d u a t e . H e r e c e n t ly c o m p le t e d h is P h D a t t h e U n iv e r s it y o f C a li fo r n ia , D a v is, w it h a d is se r t a t io n t it le d “P la c in g t h e W e st : L a n d sc a p e , L it e r a t u r e , a n d I d e n t it y in t h e A m e r i c a n W e st .” H e c o n t in u e s...

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