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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nelson, Paula, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1986.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
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
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Merely the pioneers
  • The last great frontier
  • Fifty miles to water, one hundred miles to wood
  • Threshers came right after dinner
  • Sociability is what we need in this country
  • The best and most progressive town
  • Happy homes, fine residences, and good schools and churches
  • We've reached the land of drouth and heat
  • Let the good work go on
  • To overcome the drawbacks and failure
  • Conclusion.

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