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

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

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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
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
3rd ed
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 675 pages)
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
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9780253000101
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Trans-Appalachian frontier : people, societies, and institutions, 1775-1850
Title
Trans-Appalachian frontier
Title remainder
people, societies, and institutions, 1775-1850
Statement of responsibility
Malcolm J. Rohrbough
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Subject
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Language
eng
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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digitized
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Rohrbough, Malcolm J
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Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
A history of the trans-Appalachian frontier
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Northwest, Old
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Southwest, Old
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Appalachian Region
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • HISTORY
  • HISTORY
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Appalachian Region
  • United States
  • United States
Label
Trans-Appalachian frontier : people, societies, and institutions, 1775-1850, Malcolm J. Rohrbough
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-655) and index
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online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
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rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn237005721
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
3rd ed
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 675 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780253000101
Lccn
2007011632
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
JSTOR
Other physical details
maps
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22573/ctt1zzj9sw
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
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unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)237005721
System details
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.
Label
Trans-Appalachian frontier : people, societies, and institutions, 1775-1850, Malcolm J. Rohrbough
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 637-655) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
ocn237005721
Dimensions
unknown
Edition
3rd ed
Extent
1 online resource (xiv, 675 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780253000101
Lccn
2007011632
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
JSTOR
Other physical details
maps
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
22573/ctt1zzj9sw
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction.
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)237005721
System details
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.

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