The Ohio Frontier - An Anthology of Early Writings

"The readings in this anthology-the diaries of a trader and a missionary, the letter of a frontier housewife, the travel account of a wide-eyed young English tourist, the memoir of an escaped slave, and many others-provide a ground-level view of the Old Northwest frontier. See other books in the series Ohio River Valley .

About the author

Emily Foster is editor of Cincinnati Magazine.

Summary

This work offers a collection of primary source material which describes Ohio and its early history. Its themes include Native American dispossession and environmental transformation.

Product details

• Assisted by: Emily Foster (Editor)
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.08.2000
• EAN: 9780813109794
• ISBN: 978-0-8131-0979-4
• No. of pages: 248
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 381 g
• Series: Ohio River Valley Series; Ohio River Valley
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous