Life on the Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860 / / James Arthur Frost.

Presents a concise history of the Upper Susquehanna Valley from the close of the American Revolution to the beginning of the American Civil War and traces the social, political, economic, and cultural development from the frontier period through a series of adjustments to the achievement of a prospe...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1951]
©1951
Year of Publication:1951
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • PREFACE
  • CONTENTS
  • MAPS. TABLES
  • Chapter 1. PRE-REVOLUTIONARY BACKGROUNDS
  • Chapter 2. SETTLEMENT AND POPULATION GROWTH, 1783-1860
  • Chapter 3. FRONTIER ECONOMY, 1783-1800
  • Chapter 4. THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE, 1783-1820
  • Chapter 5. THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL CONTROL, 1783-1820
  • Chapter 6. THE RISE OF CAPITALISTIC ENTERPRISE, 1800-30
  • Chapter 7. ADJUSTMENT TO THE NATIONAL ECONOMY, 1830-60
  • Chapter 8. NEW MIGRATIONS, 1825-60
  • Chapter 9. SOCIAL ATTITUDES, 1820-60
  • Chapter 10. THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AND THE AMERICAN SCENE, 1783-1860
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX