Homesteading the plains : toward a new history /

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"Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Edwards, Richard, 1944- (Author), Friefeld, Jacob K. (Author), Wingo, Rebecca S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Homestead law > United States > History.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > United States > History.
Biens de famille (Droit) > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Homestead law
Land tenure > Law and legislation
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Competing Visions of Our Homesteading Past
  • 2. Recalculating Homesteading's Reach and Success
  • 3. Evolving Views on Homesteading Fraud
  • 4. Estimating the Extent of Fraud
  • 5. Homesteading and Indian Land Dispossession
  • 6. Women Proving Up Their Claims
  • 7. Mapping Community Formation
  • 8. Envisioning a New History of Homesteading
  • Appendix 1: An Annotated Review of GLO Circulars,1862-1904
  • Appendix 2: Sources for Chapter 5 Graphs and Maps
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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