The Wisconsin Frontier Contributor(s): Wyman, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253223326 ISBN-13: 9780253223326 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 977.503 |
Series: History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From 17th-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This captivating history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century. |