| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 38.4

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Book Review

Boise, Idaho, 1882–1910: Prosperity in Isolation. By Carol Lynn MacGregor. (Missoula, MT: Mountain Press, 206. xiv + 306 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $24.00.)

This book represents a much needed addition to knowledge regarding Boise, Idaho. As the title indicates, Carol Lynn MacGregor's central thesis is that Boise's isolation resulted in a unique set of circumstances. Boise residents became prosperous despite having to overcome a number of obstacles. The biggest disappointment was the lack of a mainline railroad connection, but Boise "flourished anyway" (p. 45). In addition, MacGregor argues that Boise grew more slowly than other western cities. (It was one of the last western towns to make the transition to city status.) Boise did not have a single, dominant religious group to spur growth, nor did it have one particularly significant economic endeavor. MacGregor concludes that Boise's history seems to run counter to most historical models of urbanization in the West.

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