River of enterprise : the commercial origins of regional identity in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1850 /
"Gruenwald's book will make the same contribution to historical knowledge of the Ohio Valley as Lewis Atherton's Frontier Merchant did for our understanding of the mercantile Midwest in the mid-nineteenth century ... a finely crafted narrative that lets the reader understand that the...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2002.
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Colección: | Midwestern history and culture.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Gruenwald's book will make the same contribution to historical knowledge of the Ohio Valley as Lewis Atherton's Frontier Merchant did for our understanding of the mercantile Midwest in the mid-nineteenth century ... a finely crafted narrative that lets the reader understand that the Ohio River always served more as an artery, that is, a river of commerce, than a dividing line or boundary."--R. Douglas Hurt, author of The Ohio FrontierRiver of Enterprise explores the role the Ohio played in. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-206) and index. |
ISBN: | 025310937X 9780253109378 9780253341327 0253341329 |