| Trans-Appalachian Frontier, Third Edition: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850 Contributor(s): Rohrbough, Malcolm J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253219329 ISBN-13: 9780253219329 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $29.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: The first American frontier lay just beyond the Appalachian Mountains and along the Gulf Coast. Here, successive groups of pioneers built new societies and developed new institutions to cope with life in the wilderness. In this thorough revision of his classic account, Malcolm J. Rohrbough tells the dramatic story of these men and women from the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the frontier. Rohrbough 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. He also addresses Spanish, French, and Native American traditions and the anomalous presence of African slaves in the making of this story. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 977.02 |
| Series: History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier |
| Physical Information: 1.37" H x 6.07" W x 9.05" (1.96 lbs) 696 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first American frontier lay just beyond the Appalachian Mountains and along the Gulf Coast. Here, successive groups of pioneers built new societies and developed new institutions to cope with life in the wilderness. In this thorough revision of his classic account, Malcolm J. Rohrbough tells the dramatic story of these men and women from the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the frontier. Rohrbough 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. He also addresses Spanish, French, and Native American traditions and the anomalous presence of African slaves in the making of this story. |