Unsettling the West : violence and state building in the Ohio Valley /

In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued--but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harper, Rob (Historian) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
1700-1799
Political violence > Ohio River Valley > History > 18th century.
Indians of North America > Political activity > Ohio River Valley.
Colonists > Political activity > Ohio River Valley.
Violence politique > Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Colons (Colonisation) > Activité politique > Ohio, Vallée de l'.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
Indians of North America > Political activity
Political violence
Ohio River Valley > History > 18th century.
Ohio, Vallée de l' > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Ohio River Valley
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued--but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780812294491
0812294491

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