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''The Land of Sunshine'' was a magazine published in Los Angeles, California between 1894 and 1923. It was renamed ''Out West'' in January 1902.〔 In 1923, it merged into ''Overland Monthly'' to become ''Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine'', which existed until 1935.〔 The magazine published the work of many notable authors, including John Muir, Jack London, Mary Hunter Austin, Sharlot Hall, and Sui Sin Far (Edith Maude Eaton).〔 ''The Land of Sunshine'' was also known for its "lavish" use of illustrations, many of which were halftone photoengravings.〔 In the words of Jon Wilkman, the magazine "extolled the wonders of Southern California and had a major influence on the region’s early image and appeal to tourists". == History == ''The Land of Sunshine'' was first published by the F. A. Pattee Publishing Company in June 1894 as a quarto measuring .〔 It was originally ghost-edited by Charles Dwight Willard,〔 while Harry Ellington Brook and Frank A. Pattee were both also involved in the creation and publication of the magazine.〔 Willard was secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce while he edited ''The Land of Sunshine'', which from its inception was supportive of commercial interests in Los Angeles and San Diego to the extent that it would have caused a clear conflict of interest controversy if Willard was publicly linked to the magazine.〔 According to Edwin Bingham, in its first volume ''The Land of Sunshine'' developed a long-standing dichotomy between covering regional commerce and culture.〔 From its beginning, the magazine also took concerted measures to increase its circulation, including both imploring its readers to share copies with their friends and supplying public libraries around the United States with issues of the magazine.〔 At the end of 1894 Charles Fletcher Lummis was publicly named editor of ''The Land of Sunshine'', and the first issue produced under his control was January 1895.〔 Lummis promised that the magazine's coverage of Southern California would be "concise, interesting, expert, accurate" to the extent that it would be trusted by Eastern readers.〔 He also placed an increased emphasis on the cultural and intellectual content of the magazine.〔 According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', he transformed the magazine from a "Chamber of Commerce promotional sheet" into a "sterling literary magazine" in which he voiced his own opinions about everything from art and philosophy to politics and current events. Perhaps his favorite subjects, however, were championing Native American rights and criticizing the Federal Indian Policy.〔 Lummis was regarded as an "impulsive firebrand" as a thinker and a writer, and his ideas, both in ''The Land of Sunshine'' and other works, often had a polarizing effect on other writers and academics.〔 In June 1895, the magazine was reduced to dimensions of , although its total number of pages grew.〔 In 1898, Lummis expanded the scope of the magazine to include the entire West, which he defined as anything "which is far enough away from the East to be Out from Under".〔 This was accentuated by the magazine's change of name to ''Out West'' in January 1902.〔 During his tenure as editor, Lummis maintained relations of various kinds with other periodicals, both in the Western United States and the country at large: this included amicable relations with ''The Nation'' and ''The Dial'', an antagonistic relationship with ''Overland Monthly'', and a more complex relationship with ''The Argonaut'', as Lummis lauded the latter's anti-imperialist stance but criticized it for at times being anti-Catholic.〔 Lummis edited the magazine by himself until the February 1903 issue, when he was joined by Charles Amadon Moody: together, they would edit the magazine until Lummis departed in November 1909.〔 According to Bingham, the magazine's influence and reputation as one of the Pacific Coast's premier publications ended with Lummis' departure.〔 ''Out West'' subsequently witnessed a succession of editors that included C. F. Edholm, George Wharton James, and Lannie Haynes Martin, and it "ceased to appear with any regularity" after its June 1917 issue.〔 In May 1923, it was consolidated with ''Overland Monthly'' to form ''Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine'', which remained in publication until July 1935.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Land of Sunshine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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