Magic Lands

Download or read book Magic Lands written by John M. Findlay and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1993-09-22 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes—Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair—John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained people's belief in their superior urban environment. This first book-length study of the urban West after 1940 argues that Westerners deliberately tried to build cities that differed radically from their eastern counterparts. In 1954, Walt Disney began building the world's first theme park, using Hollywood's movie-making techniques. The creators of Stanford Industrial Park were more hesitant in their approach to a conceptually organized environment, but by the mid-1960s the Park was the nation's prototypical "research park" and the intellectual downtown for the high-technology region that became Silicon Valley. In 1960, on the outskirts of Phoenix, Del E. Webb built Sun City, the largest, most influential retirement community in the United States. Another innovative cityscape arose from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and provided a futuristic, somewhat fanciful vision of modern life. These four became "magic lands" that provided an antidote to the apparent chaos of their respective urban milieus. Exemplars of a new lifestyle, they are landmarks on the changing cultural landscape of postwar America.

Download or read book Magic Lands written by John M. Findlay and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes--Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair--John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained people's belief in their superior urban environment. This first book-length study of the urban West after 1940 argues that Westerners deliberately tried to build cities that differed radically from their eastern counterparts. In 1954, Walt Disney began building the world's first theme park, using Hollywood's movie-making techniques. The creators of Stanford Industrial Park were more hesitant in their approach to a conceptually organized environment, but by the mid-1960s the Park was the nation's prototypical "research park" and the intellectual downtown for the high-technology region that became Silicon Valley. In 1960, on the outskirts of Phoenix, Del E. Webb built Sun City, the largest, most influential retirement community in the United States. Another innovative cityscape arose from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and provided a futuristic, somewhat fanciful vision of modern life. These four became "magic lands" that provided an antidote to the apparent chaos of their respective urban milieus. Exemplars of a new lifestyle, they are landmarks on the changing cultural landscape of postwar America. The American West conjures up images of pastoral tranquility and wide open spaces, but by 1970 the Far West was the most urbanized section of the country. Exploring four intriguing cityscapes--Disneyland, Stanford Industrial Park, Sun City, and the 1962 Seattle World's Fair--John Findlay shows how each created a sense of cohesion and sustained people's belief in their superior urban environment. This first book-length study of the urban West after 1940 argues that Westerners deliberately tried to build cities that differed radically from their eastern counterparts. In 1954, Walt Disney began building the world's first theme park, using Hollywood's movie-making techniques. The creators of Stanford Industrial Park were more hesitant in their approach to a conceptually organized environment, but by the mid-1960s the Park was the nation's prototypical "research park" and the intellectual downtown for the high-technology region that became Silicon Valley. In 1960, on the outskirts of Phoenix, Del E. Webb built Sun City, the largest, most influential retirement community in the United States. Another innovative cityscape arose from the 1962 Seattle World's Fair and provided a futuristic, somewhat fanciful vision of modern life. These four became "magic lands" that provided an antidote to the apparent chaos of their respective urban milieus. Exemplars of a new lifestyle, they are landmarks on the changing cultural landscape of postwar America.

Download or read book Amber Janusson and the Battle for the Magic Lands written by Helen Cardwell and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-09-16 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amber can hardly believe her luck. She has a new job, great friends, no parents and has even managed to find the time to date. Incredibly, The Magic Lands are reasonably peaceful. Or are they? With Morrigan around trouble is never far away. Why does Amber seem to be having more close calls than usual? Who is the mysterious figure in black? And why is The Protector ignoring all the signs that say trouble is brewing? It's not long before Amber realizes that by ignoring her instincts, she's not only risking her own safety but also the lives and freedom of everyone in The Magic Lands.

Download or read book Complete Magic Lands Books 1 & 2 Omnibus: The Complete Series written by William Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2 Magic Lands novels in one omnibus! Ray's people spend their entire lives in a floating world. They are born, live, and die in this water-soaked place. Now Ray and Tall must go into the wilds alone and return with one of the great ones to prove themselves and to win the hearts of the girls they love. But their paths are much more challenging than either ever imagines.

Download or read book Student's Classroom Handbook for Robert Stanek's Magic Lands written by Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2008-03 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderful companion handbook for students! Contains the complete text of the original book, "Journey Beyond the Beyond: Magic Lands #1," plus student activities, review questions, vocabulary builders and more. Teachers around the US are starting to discover Robert Stanek's books and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed.

Download or read book Teacher's Classroom Guide to Robert Stanek's Magic Lands written by William Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete with author biography, author interview, vocabulary builders, cooperative learning and critical thinking activities, discussion questions, unit tests and other unit activities. Teachers around the US are starting to discover Robert Stanek's books and if you want to use the books in your classroom, this wonderful guide can help you every step of the way. Beyond being entertaining, the stories offer important life lessons. But most importantly, they learn that people who are true to each other and themselves can succeed.

Download or read book Into the Stone Land (Deluxe Edition, Magic Lands Book 2) written by Robert Stanek and published by RP Books & Audio. This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling Series! Over 1,000,000 Ruin Mist books sold! A Ruin Mist: Magic Lands novel! Tall's people spend their entire lives in a floating world. They are born, live, and die in this water-soaked place. Now Tall must go into the wilds alone and return with one of the great ones to prove himself and to win the heart of the girl he loves. But Tall's path is much more challenging than he ever imagines, for on his journey he will unravel clues to the disappearance of his best friend, Ray, and those clues will lead him to the stone land. Though the stillness of the stone land makes Tall landsick, he must continue on--not only for Ray's sake, but also because Ray is said to be the one hope of his people against an oppressive ruler.