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The new country : a social history of the American frontier, 1776-1890 /

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Main Author: Bartlett, Richard A.
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1974.
Subjects and Genres:
To 1918
Geschichte 1776-1890
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Vie des pionniers > États-Unis.
Economic history.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Social conditions.
United States > Social conditions > To 1865.
United States > Social conditions > 1865-1918.
United States > Economic conditions.
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > Jusqu'à 1865.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales > 1865-1918.
United States.
United States > Social life and customs.
Frontier
USA.
Online Access:French equivalent / Équivalent français
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Table of Contents:
  • I. This land is ours: the sweep across the continent
  • Some myths of the American frontier
  • The problem of the Native American
  • The sweep across the continent: first phase
  • Ownership and order: land legislation and provision for government
  • The sweep across the continent: final phase
  • II. The people
  • The basic mix
  • Basic traits and new ingredients
  • III. Agriculture: the basic endeavor
  • Farming the Appalachian frontier
  • Farming the Middle West and South
  • Far Western farmers and cattlemen
  • IV. Despoilment: the rape of the new country
  • Destruction and construction by nature and man
  • Far Western spoliation
  • V. Transportation
  • Travel by road
  • Water routes and railroads
  • VI. New country society
  • Men, women, and families
  • Society beyond the family
  • VII. The urban frontier
  • VIII. From new country to settled country.

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