Conflict on the Michigan Frontier by James Schwartz

Conflict on the Michigan Frontier by James Schwartz

Using Michigan as a case study, this book explains how settlers employed both legal tactics and moral suasion to impose their vision of a civilized society. It sheds light on how settlers transplanted eastern culture not just to the Midwest, but to the entire American frontier.

Well-writtenAdvances a novel thesis: that Michigan leaders sought to combat "wilderness" on the frontier by establishing legal and cultural barriers, and in the process ended up transforming the culture they had hoped to transplant from the eastern states.

-- Amy Greenberg, Pennsylvania State University

It is informed by recent scholarship, is engagingly written, and makes a significant contribution to a number of historical literatures. Schwartz does a marvelous job of achieving his goal and making a forceful case for his main thesis.

-- Martin Hershock, University of Michigan

James Z. Schwartz is a visiting Assistant Professor of History at Eastern Illinois University.

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ISBN 13	9780875804002
ISBN 10	0875804004
Titel	Conflict on the Michigan Frontier
Autor	James Schwartz
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Cornell University Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2009-06-10
Seitenanzahl	192
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.