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The Mississippi Territory and the Southwest frontier, 1795-1817 /

Originally inhabited by Native American tribes, territorial Mississippi has a complex history rife with fierce contention. Since 1540, when Hernando de Soto of Spain journeyed across the Atlantic and became the first European to stumble across its borders, the territory has been the center of passio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haynes, Robert V. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • From province to territory
  • "His yankeeship"
  • Frontier democracy, republican style
  • An "insidious junto"
  • A territory in transition
  • Ruffians along the border
  • Security and settlements
  • "Some dark mysterious business"
  • The Williams imbroglio
  • Changing of the guard
  • Transformation of a territory
  • Natives and interlopers
  • Manifest destiny
  • The Mobile question
  • The Creek war
  • Holmes sweet Holmes
  • Statehood.