River of Enterprise [[electronic resource] ] : The Commercial Origins of Regional Identity in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1850 / / Kim M. Gruenwald

• Autore: Gruenwald Kim M (Kim Marie)
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 977.02; 977/.02
• Soggetto topico: Pioneers - Ohio - Marietta; Merchants - Ohio - Marietta; Pioneers - Ohio River Valley - History; Merchants - Ohio River Valley - History; Frontier and pioneer life - Ohio River Valley; Regionalism - Ohio River Valley - History
• Soggetto geografico: Ohio River Valley Commerce Social aspects History; Ohio River Valley Economic conditions; Ohio River Valley Social conditions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-206) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Claiming space -- Planting a place -- Creating a subregional hub -- Connecting East and West -- The dimensions of the riverine economy -- The western country -- Ohio's economy transformed -- A new sense of place.
• Sommario/riassunto: ""Gruenwald's book will make the same contribution to historical knowledge of the Ohio Valley as Lewis Atherton's Frontier Merchant did for our understanding of the mercantile Midwest in the mid-nineteenth century.... a finely crafted narrative that lets the reader understand that the Ohio River always served more as an artery, that is, a river of commerce, than a dividing line or boundary."" -- R. Douglas Hurt, author of The Ohio FrontierRiver of Enterprise explores the role the Ohio played in
• Titolo autorizzato: River of Enterprise
• ISBN: 1-282-06312-X; 9786612063121; 0-253-10937-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782932803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Midwestern history and culture.