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The evolution of the southern backcountry : a case study of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1832 /

The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry is the story of an expanding frontier. Richard Beeman offers a lively and well-written account of the creation of bonds of community among the farmers who settled Lunenburg Country, far to the south and west of Virginia's center of political and economi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Beeman, Richard R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1984.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Maps
  • List of Tables
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • ONE. Settling the Wilderness
  • TWO. Building Communities in the Wilderness
  • THREE. A Southside Community in Transition
  • FOUR. The Evangelical Revolt in the Backcountry
  • FIVE. The Constitutional Revolt in the Backcountry
  • Six. The Clash of Cultural Styles
  • SEVEN. Toward Stability
  • EIGHT. The Accommodation of Cultures
  • NINE. The Creation of a Southern Identity
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix 1. The Economic Elite of Lunenburg County 1750-1815
  • Appendix 2. I Lunenburg County Court, 1770-1815 234
  • Notes
  • Index