Unsettling the West

Unsettling the West
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Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780812249644
ISBN-13 : 081224964X
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Book Synopsis Unsettling the West by : Rob Harper

Download or read book Unsettling the West written by Rob Harper and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued—but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization.


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