Those Who Stayed Behind - Rural Society in Nineteenth-Century New England

List of contents

List of tables and illustrations; Preface; 1. After the frontier: theory, historiography, and the social history of settled rural America; 2. The storm before the calm: growth and conflict in a developing rural community; 3. The different meanings of rural decline in nineteenth-century America; 4. Quitting the farm and closing the shop: the economy of a settled rural community; 5. The ties that bind: migration and persistence in a settled rural community; 6. Their town: the emergence of consensus and homogeneity in a settled rural community; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Hal Barron reconstructs the social and economic history of a nineteenth-century rural community in America, Chelsea, Vermont. He explores the economic hardships and population loss that most of America at this time experienced growth and geographical expansion. This book provides an innovative contribution to the history of rural America.

Product details

• Authors: Hal S. Barron
• Assisted by: Robert Fogel (Editor), Stephan Thernstrom (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1988
• EAN: 9780521347778
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34777-8
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories