Race to the frontier : "White flight" and westward expansion /

Why did so many thousands of settlers pull up stakes and undertake the arduous journey to the frontier in 18th and 19th century America? While the desire for a more prosperous future figured prominently in their decisions, so did another, largely overlooked factor -- the presence of slavery and the...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dippel, John Van Houten, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Algora Pub., ©2005.
Subjects:
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
White people > United States > Migrations > History.
Racism > United States > History.
Racisme > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > State & Local.
Frontier and pioneer life
Race relations
Racism
Territorial expansion
United States > Territorial expansion.
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Expansion territoriale.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
West United States
History
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