Unsettling the West: Violence and State Building in the Ohio Valley
Rob HarperIn Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued—but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization.
In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued—but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization.
Year:
2017
Publisher:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Language:
english
Pages:
272
ISBN 10:
0812294491
ISBN 13:
9780812294491
File:
PDF, 2.17 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2017