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

Edition Third edition Published Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2008] ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 675 pages) : maps Series A history of the trans-Appalachian frontier History of the trans-Appalachian frontier 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-655) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old Frontier and pioneer life -- Southwest, Old Frontier and pioneer life -- Appalachian Region HISTORY -- State & Local. HISTORY -- State & Local -- General. Frontier and pioneer life SUBJECT Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092600 Southwest, Old -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125682 Appalachian Region -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85006074 Subject Appalachian Region United States -- Old Northwest United States -- Old Southwest Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780253000101 0253000106 1282065815 9781282065819 9786612065811 6612065818

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