The Buzzel About Kentuck : Settling the Promised Land /
Touted as an American Eden during the Colonial Period, Kentucky provides dramatic social histories of early America from its days as a Shawnee hunting ground to a prosperous agrarian society bordered by the best river traffic during the nineteenth century. Ten noted historians explore ideas ranging...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Lexington :
University Press of Kentucky,
1999.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Touted as an American Eden during the Colonial Period, Kentucky provides dramatic social histories of early America from its days as a Shawnee hunting ground to a prosperous agrarian society bordered by the best river traffic during the nineteenth century. Ten noted historians explore ideas ranging from frontier defenses and pioneer strategies, to economic and cultural opportunities in early cities, and the oft-overlooked experiences of minorities. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (264 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780813149516 |