After the West was won : homesteaders and town-builders in western South Dakota, 1900-1917 /

"In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country, ' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River ... Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers ... Nelson is p...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelson, Paula, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1986.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1900-1999
City and town life > South Dakota > History > 20th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > South Dakota.
Vie urbaine > Dakota du Sud > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > General.
City and town life
Frontier and pioneer life
South Dakota > History.
South Dakota
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country, ' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River ... Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers ... Nelson is particularly sensitive to the experience of pioneer women, both those who labored within the family and those single women who homesteaded on their own."â€"American Historical Review"After the West Was Won is an impressively researched and beautifully written study.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.
ISBN:1587291665
9781587291661

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