The New Country : A Social History of the American Frontier 1776-1890 Paperback / softback
by Richard A. Bartlett
Part of the Galaxy Books series
Paperback / softback
Description
From borax mule trains to the canoe stop that was Chicago in the 1830s, this book vividly recreated the tale of the westward movement of pioneers into the heartland of North America. With nearly a century separating historian Richard Bartlett from the end of the movement, Bartlett's broad perspective stresses the continuity and inevitability of this greatest element of America's Golden Age. The book focuses on the settlement of the country, the racial and ethniccomposition of the people, agriculture, transportation, developments of the land, the growth of towns and cities, and the nature of frontier society as it brilliantly brings to life the frontierexperience as lived by millions of Americans.
Bartlett concludes that the pioneer's freedom from restrictions in a new country resulted in the unprecedented burst of energy that settled America in some 114 years.
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages, illustrations, maps
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:15/04/1976
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195020212
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages, illustrations, maps
- Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
- Publication Date:15/04/1976
- Category:
- ISBN:9780195020212
