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Wild West of the East: A Portrait of Provincetown Book

Name: Wild West of the East: A Portrait of Provincetown Book
Brand: MW Editions
Rating: 4.0 (238 reviews)

A collection of polaroid photographs of the Provincetown community are finally in one book!

Created by MW Editions · Launched Jul 14, 2026 · Closes Sep 7, 2026

Source: public Kickstarter page · all funding figures & images via KickstarterView on Kickstarter →

Raised

$29K

Goal $25K

Backers

238

125 data points

Funded

116%

Goal hit ✓

Time Left

9 days left

BackerLens analysis

🟡 Below the Photobooks category average. This project has hit 116% of its goal, while the average live Photobooks project on Kickstarter sits at 279% (59% below the category).

Lens Score: 72 / 100 — strong potential, flagged as a Kickstarter Staff Pick (a strong early-signal). 24-hour funding growth of +2573.7% suggests sustained momentum.

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Funding trend

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Jul 14, 2026Aug 29, 2026

Backer growth

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Funding curve story

front loaded

Hit goal in week 3.

Front-loaded curve — most pledges came in the early days, typical of strong pre-launch lists.

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LENS SCORE

72/ 100

Strong potential

Based on funding velocity, backer momentum, target completion, and Kickstarter staff-pick status.

Target completion116%

Backers238

Days running45d

Staff pickYes

FORECAST

BETA

~$42K

Predicted to fund 167% of goal

● High confidence

How is this calculated? ›

BackerLens uses an empirical Kickstarter funding curve: ~30% of final pledged comes in days 1-3, ~70% by 85% of duration, then a final-week push to 100%. We divide current pledged by where the curve says we should be at this point in the campaign.

Late-campaign forecast — most of the curve is already known, prediction is much more reliable.

This is an experimental model. Don’t bet sourcing decisions on a single number — the funding curve cross-section is just a heuristic.

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