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Record Nr.

UNINA9910467433103321

Autore

Reda John

Titolo

From furs to farms : the transformation of the Mississippi Valley, 1762-1825 / / John Reda

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dekalb, Illinois : , : Northern Illinois University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-5017-5702-4

1-60909-193-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 201 pages :) : maps ;

Collana

Early American Places

Disciplina

977.02

Soggetti

HISTORY / United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)

Electronic books.

Mississippi River Valley History To 1803

Mississippi River Valley History 1803-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Colonial Eighteenth Century in the Illinois Country -- 2 The Louisiana Purchase, Territorial Government, and Contested Lands -- 3 From Tippecanoe to Portage des Sioux: The Wars of 1812 -- 4 Statehood for Illinois and Missouri -- 5 After Statehood: Indian Removal, the Fur Trade, and Slavery -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index