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New and expanded third edition Trans-Appalachian Frontier People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850 - Third Edition Malcolm J. Rohrbough |
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A thorough revision of a classic book about America's first frontier "The definitive history of the subject. Nothing approaches it in the scope of its coverage. I can think of no other book more frequently cited . . . on the conquest, settlement, and development of the region between the Appalachians and the Great Plains. [It is] the work of a master historian totally in control of his craft." —Andrew Cayton, Distinguished Professor of History, Miami University
". . .[a] classic that has significantly affected how American frontiers are conceived and how frontiers west of the Appalachian Mountains have been interpreted." —Warren R. Hofstra, Shenanadoah University, WILLIAM AND MARY QUARTERLY , July 2009
". . . a library would not be complete without this work." —Ginette Aley, University of Southern Indiana, Alabama Review , Vol. 62.3 July 2009 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.
Malcolm J. Rohrbough is Professor of History at the University of Iowa and co-editor (with Walter Nugent) of the Indiana University Press series A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier.
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Distribution: World Publication date: 12/19/2007 |
