The Ohio FrontierCrucible of the Old Northwest, 1720–1830R. Douglas Hurt"This exhaustively researched and well-written book provides a comprehensive history of Ohio from 1720 to 1830." —Journal of the Early RepublicNowhere on the American frontier was the clash of cultures more violent than in the Ohio country. There, Shawnees, Wyandots, Delawares, and other native peoples fought to preserve their land claims against an army that was incompetent at the beginning but highly trained and disciplined in the end.Sales territory is worldwideA History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier1996; 440 pages, 23 b&w photos, 7 maps, bibl. essay, index, 6 x 9cloth 0-253-33210-9 $39.95 L / £28.50paper 0-253-21212-X $19.95 t / £14.50
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The first major reassessment of Ohio's frontier period in fifty years.
PrefaceThe First SettlersClash of CulturesRevolution in the Ohio CountryThe Road to HellFallen TimbersOhio FeverEarly SettlementsFarm CountryThe Frontier PeopleThe Religious FrontierConfederacy and WarFarmers: First and LastSettled CommunityBiographical EssayIndex
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A dynamic account of the Ohio frontier

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780253212122
Publisert
1998-08-22
Utgiver
Vendor
Indiana University Press
Vekt
603 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440

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Biographical note

R. Douglas Hurt is the editor of Agricultural History and Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Agricultural History and Rural Studies at Iowa State University. He has written and edited more than a dozen books.