Ketchell, Aaron K.,  1971-, <br/><br/>
Holy Hills of the Ozarks  Religion and Tourism in Branson, Missouri /  [print] 
Aaron K. Ketchell. 
 - Baltimore :  Johns Hopkins University Press,  (c)2007. 
 - 1 online resource (xxxvi, 300 pages) :  illustrations ; 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
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<br/><br/>Introduction: "the moral vineyards" ; --  "Temples of God's own building" : Harold Bell Wright and the roots of Branson tourism ; --  "Hills of truth and love" : authenticity and the sacred in shepherd of the Hills Country ; --  "I would much rather see a sermon than hear one" : faith at Silver Dollar City--  --  Jesus is "the greatest star" : the variety show and contemporary Branson tourism ; --  "Near heaven" : the dynamics of sacred space in Branson--  --  Hillbilly heaven : labor, leisure, and the Ozark trickster ; --  "The aroma of God's spirit" : branding Branson's future. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781421402437 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Amusements--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Amusements--Missouri--Branson.<br/>Popular culture--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Recreation--Religious aspects--Christianity.<br/>Recreation--Missouri--Branson.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BR560 BR560.P964.H659 2007