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



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Autore: Gruenwald Kim M (Kim Marie) Visualizza persona
Titolo: River of Enterprise [[electronic resource] ] : The Commercial Origins of Regional Identity in the Ohio Valley, 1790-1850 / / Kim M. Gruenwald Visualizza cluster
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
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-06312-X
9786612063121
0-253-10937-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910450013803321
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Serie: Midwestern history and culture.