This brochure is in very good condition with very minor creasing to the centre of the stapled spine where it has been held open to be read. It is very clean, both to the cover and internally. The book is packed with pictures and text covering the Festival of the American West ( 5th season ) The history of the American West is the epic of an iron - willed people, brave, adventurous, and frequently bold, whose collective faith in their country helped to shape a dramatic national destiny. The early pioneers lived hardy, chore-filled lives, and were a people challenged as few have ever been. This brochure of the Festival is full of pictures of the pageant, in which all the people taking part wear the appropriate costumes, the Great West Fair, in which there are pictures of people making candles, soap, wood carving, pottery, and Indian crafts and skills.There is an article on Frontier Street, with photos, the Quilt Show with photos, a Western Cookout, with photos. There are articles and photos on the Old West Parade, the Antique Gun Show, the Historical Farm and a Posse. The inner back cover has a wonderful painting of a wagon train on the move being watched by two American Indians. The pageant narrator was Jimmy Stewart ( photo and article ) - Guest host -Ben Murphy ( photo and article ) This is a wonderful memory book for anyone with an interest in thr American Pioneers, their way of life and their costumes. The brochure has 34 pages with a glossy, pictorial cover.

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