The Ohio Frontier - Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830

In the first major reassessment of the Ohio frontier period in more than fifty years, R. Douglas Hurt provides a sweeping narrative of the major military, social, economic, and political developments in the region from the arrival of the first Native American settlers to the end of the frontier period. He traces the settlement of the Shawnees, Delawares, and Wyandots among other Native American groups and discusses their culture and adaptation to white society. He also details the military expeditions of Arthur St. Clair, Josiah Harmar, Anthony Wayne, and William Henry Harrison during the bloody conflicts fought to determine which people would control the land north of the Ohio River. Hurt also traces the survey of the Seven Ranges and discusses the settlement of the Ohio Company's lands, the Western Reserve, the Miami Purchase, the Virginia Military Tract, and the French village of Gallipolis. The Ohio frontier also lured those seeking a religious haven. Although many frontier people - such as the Shakers, Quakers, and Zoarites - wanted little more than to believe as they pleased and to be left alone, strong Protestant and utopian sects made Ohio their home. This study also discusses the major political concerns of the territorial and early statehood periods, including the War of 1812 and the presidential elections of 1824 and 1828.

Sommario

Preface

The First Settlers

Clash of Cultures

Revolution in the Ohio Country

The Road to Hell

Fallen Timbers

Ohio Fever

Early Settlements

Farm Country

The Frontier People

The Religious Frontier

Confederacy and War

Farmers: First and Last

Settled Community

Biographical Essay

Index

Info autore

R. Douglas Hurt

Riassunto

The first major reassessment of Ohio's frontier period in fifty years.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Doug R. Hurt, R Douglas Hurt, R. Douglas Hurt, Hurt R Douglas
• Editore: Indiana University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 22.08.1998
• EAN: 9780253212122
• ISBN: 978-0-253-21212-2
• Pagine: 440
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 227 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 590 g
• Serie: History of the Trans-Appalachi; Ohio; History of the Trans-Appalachi; A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Amerikanische Geschichte, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, USA Mittlerer Westen, History - General History, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)