The Romance of the Southwest The Southwest is a region known for its unique cultures. Some might describe it as a majestic place with such beautiful historical buildings and cultures. This is just one way to describe this region of the world. Early tourism had dramatic consequences for the region. It has become a romantic place where people can settle and visit just for the weekend. The Southwest has a sense of excitement that comes from the land, the culture, and the people who live there. The history surrounding the Southwest isn't just what you can read in books, there is a cultural history that is passed down orally and through cultural cabinets, jewelry, blankets, and other cultural items. In Tourists and Indians in Fred Harvey's Southwest by Leah Dilworth it is stated that the Fred Harvey Company and AT&SF had created tourist desires for the Southwest, with a focus on Indians. In the mid-1890s they began buying and selling Indian items and designing buildings and hotels with the attractiveness and charm of Indian artifacts to attract tourism. Both of these companies used Indians to increase the attractiveness of the Southwest, and it worked. When people hear about the Southwest, the first thing that comes to mind is Native Americans and their culture that influenced the region. Tourism in the South West has grown significantly since it first appealed to the outside world. The Pueblo people of New Mexico saw numerous foreigners in their area during the last years of the nineteenth century. This was also the time when the U.S. government had taken away water and land from the natives, while also trying to dismantle the economic and cultural dominance they had (Martinez, 40)... middle of paper... .... they see their ancestors and their culture that has existed for centuries. The Southwest is home to many different people and cultures. It has a simple beauty and perhaps that's what makes people all over the world fall in love with Southwest.Works CitedBlackdom. 2010. Educational film.2). Dilworth, Leah. “Tourists and Indians in the Southwest by Fred Harvey.” Ed. David M. Wrobel and Partick T. Long. Being Seen Tourism in the American West. Kansas: University of Kansas, n.d. 142-64. Print.3). Martinez, Matthew J., and Particia C. Albers. “Imagining and Envisioning Pueblo in Northern New Mexcio Tourism.” The framed world: tourism, tourists and photography. By Mike Robinson and David Picard. Farnham, England: Ashgate Pub., 2009. 39-62. Print.4). Brick, Douglas. "A different kind of chip city." Santa Fe New Mexico [Santa Fe] November 7, 2003: A-1+. Press.