Author

Publication

1990 - Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia, by University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

95,250 words, Guess

Page Count

381 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing320343

Classifications

  • DDC974.1
  • LCCF24 .T39 1990

Description

Taylor's book is a major milepost that shows how far historians have come in exploring the significance of the frontier in American history. . . . It is a work of subtlety, complexity, and best of all, true discovery. The frontier landscape in Taylor's book . . . is inhabited by real people, who are full of conflicts and contradictions. By being sensitive to their economic, social, and spiritual aspirations, Taylor makes their world believable and meaningful. And perhaps most important, he reminds us that, no matter what kind of order proprietors and planners tried to impose on the landscape and the people themselves, the history of the American frontier has never been as neat as some people would like.

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