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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-100275994295
ISBN-139780275994297
eBay Product ID (ePID)154397807
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
Publication NameChoosing Sides on the Frontier in the American Revolution
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
SubjectUnited States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Human Geography, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorWalter S. Dunn Jr.
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2007-020653
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal330
SynopsisContrary to common understanding, in the backcountry at least, the American Revolution was fought over land rather than democratic ideals. In this book, historian Walter Dunn reveals the true nature of the conflicting interests on the frontier, demonstrating that the primary issues there, land and the fur trade, were, in fact, the basis of the conflict between the local colonists and Britain. Diverse Indian groups, wealthy land speculators, humbler settlers, fur traders, and the British government all had conflicting designs on the rich lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. The conflict on the frontier during the Revolution has been described as one of heroic settlers defending their farms against attacks by the British army, the Tories, and the Indians. In truth, the situation was far more complex. For many on the frontier, the primary motive for fighting was not defending farms, but acquiring vast tracts of land for later resale at enormous profit. Native Americans, in contrast, were motivated by the desire to retain control of their homeland, for without their hunting grounds and cornfields, they would starve. Going beyond accepted theory, Dunn explores why those on the frontier reacted to the conflict as they did. He demonstrates how the various economic groups were forced to decide whether they should side with Britain or the colonists or if possible remain neutral, and the forces that governed those choices. Finally, he reveals how the decisions made on the frontier during the Revolution had a lasting impact on the post-war situation in the West, delaying western expansion by nearly two decades., Indians and whites navigated a complex terrain of economic and social factors (including land use, access to power, availability of white women, etc.) that profoundly affected their loyalty to the Crown and caused them to wreak incredible violence on their neighbors.
LC Classification NumberE263
