Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 8-2018 Self-Reliance, Social Welfare, and Sacred Landscapes: Mormon Agricultural Spaces and Their Paradoxical Sense of Place Anthony Ross Garner Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons, and the English Language and Literature Commons Recommended Citation Garner, Anthony Ross, "Self-Reliance, Social Welfare, and Sacred Landscapes: Mormon Agricultural Spaces and Their Paradoxical Sense of Place" (2018). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 7077. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7077 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. SELF-RELIANCE, SOCIAL WELFARE, AND SACRED LANDSCAPES: MORMON AGRICULTURAL SPACES AND THEIR PARADOXICAL SENSE OF PLACE by Anthony Ross Garner A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in American Studies Approved: ______________________ ____________________ Joyce Kinkead, Ph.D. Lisa Gabbert, Ph.D. Major Professor Committee Member ______________________ ____________________ Jennifer Reeve, Ph.D. Mark R. McLellan, Ph.D. Committee Member Vice President for Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2018 ii Copyright © Ross Garner 2018 All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT Self-Reliance, Social Welfare, and Sacred Landscapes: Mormon Agricultural Spaces and Their Paradoxical Sense of Place by Anthony Ross Garner, Master of Arts Utah State University, 2018 Major Professor: Dr.