Pioneer settlements prized sharp dealing over neighborly virtue

Evidence

This is not Arcadia. “Smartness,” which consists in over-reaching your neighbor in every fashion which is not illegal, is the quality which is held in the greatest repute, and Mammon is the divinity. From a generation brought up to worship the one and admire the other little can be hoped. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 89

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Western pioneer men displayed crude domestic manners as a badge of identity — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 27; Colorado frontier settlers prized sharp dealing yet kept property and women safe. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 196; Frontier settlers told time by the appearance of mountain peaks. — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 181

Broader Connections

• Colorado frontier settlers prized sharp dealing yet kept property and women safe. #corroborates (0.95) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 196
• Western pioneer men displayed crude domestic manners as a badge of identity #expands (0.78) — Isabella L. Bird, A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains, 27