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Trans-Appalachian frontier : people, societies, and institutions, 1775-1850 / Malcolm J. Rohrbough

Author
Rohrbough, Malcolm J.
Published
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008]
Copyright Date
©2008
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiv, 675 pages) : maps
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Language Note
English.
Contents
The struggle for security -- The search for stability -- Security and stability in the territory Northwest of the Ohio -- The reach of government and the authority of law spread across the western country -- Diverse economies moving toward commercial ends -- Many varied societies emerge across the western country -- Across the old northwest and into Missouri -- The flowing of the cotton frontier -- Florida: a sectional frontier -- Arkansas: a frontier more west than south -- The new countries of Alabama and Mississippi: a frontier more south than west -- The last frontier of the old northwest: Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin -- Villages, towns, and cities spread across the western country -- Changing political patterns across three generations -- The trans-Appalachian west and the nation.
Summary
In this thorough revision of his classic account, Malcolm J. Rohrbough tells the dramatic story of the men and women of the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the American frontier. The author divides his narrative into major time periods designed to establish categories of description and analysis, presenting case studies that focus on the county, the town, the community, and the family, as well as politics and urbanization.
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ISBN
9780253000101 (electronic bk.)
0253000106 (electronic bk.)
1282065815
9781282065819
9786612065811
6612065818
9780253349323 (cloth)
025334932X (cloth)
9780253219329 (pbk.)
0253219329 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-655) and index.
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