Wild Yankees the struggle for independence along Pennsylvania's revolutionary frontier / Paul B. Moyer.
| Author/creator | Moyer, Paul Benjamin, 1970- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, |
| Description | xvi, 216 p. : maps, ports. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : a farmer's revolution -- "Among quarrelsome Yankees, insidious Indians, and lonely wilds" : natives, colonists, and the Wyoming controversy -- "A great many wrangling disputes" : authority, allegiance, property, and the frontier war for independence -- "A dangerous combination of villains" : the social context of agrarian resistance -- "All the difficulties of forming a new settlement" : frontier migration, land speculation, and settler insurgency -- "A perfect union with the people" : cultures of resistance along the revolutionary frontier -- "Poor and ignorant but industrious settlers" : frontier development and the path to accommodation -- "Artful deceivers" : Yankee notables and the resolution of the Wyoming controversy -- Epilogue : closing the revolutionary frontier. |
| General note | Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--College of William and Mary, 1999. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-209) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2007021948 |
| ISBN | 9780801444944 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0801444942 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |