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Frontier forts of Iowa [[electronic resource] ] : Indians, traders, and soldiers, 1682-1862 / / edited by William E. Whittaker



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Titolo: Frontier forts of Iowa [[electronic resource] ] : Indians, traders, and soldiers, 1682-1862 / / edited by William E. Whittaker Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2009
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
Disciplina: 977.7/01
Soggetto topico: Fortification - Iowa
Historic sites - Iowa
Frontier and pioneer life - Iowa
Indians of North America - Iowa - History
Soggetto geografico: Iowa Antiquities
Iowa History, Military 19th century
Altri autori: WhittakerWilliam E. <1971->  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Forts around Iowa; 2. Historical Tribes and Early Forts; 3. Cementing American Control, 1816-1853; 4. Native American Perspectives on Forts; 5. Fort Madison, 1808-1813; 6. Fort Shelby, Fort McKay, and the First Fort Crawford, 1814-1831; 7. Fort Johnson, Cantonment Davis, and Fort Edwards, 1814-1824; 8. Fort Armstrong, 1816-1836; 9. Fort Atkinson, Nebraska, 1820-1827, and Other Missouri River Sites; 10. The Second Fort Crawford, 1829-1856; 11. Fort Des Moines No. 1, 1834-1837; 12. Fort Atkinson, Iowa, 1840-1849; 13. Fort Des Moines No. 2, 1843-1846
14. Other Forts of the Dragoon Era, 1837-1853 15. Northern Border Brigade Forts, 1857-1863; 16. Visiting Forts; Notes on Contributors; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: At least fifty-six frontier forts once stood in, or within view of, what is now the state of Iowa. The earliest date to the 1680's, while the latest date to the Dakota uprising of 1862. Some were vast compounds housing hundreds of soldiers; others consisted of a few sheds built by a trader along a riverbank. Regardless of their size and function-William Whittaker and his contributors include any compound that was historically called a fort, whether stockaded or not, as well as all military installations-all sought to control and manipulate Indians to the advantage of European and American trade
Titolo autorizzato: Frontier forts of Iowa  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-58729-882-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910811676403321
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Serie: Bur oak book.