Frontier Illinois - Brossura

Davis, James E.

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ISBN 10: 0253214068 ISBN 13: 9780253214065

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2000

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Frontier Illinois
James E. Davis

A comprehensive, readable history of this distinctive prairie state before the Civil War.... This deft synthesis of existing knowledge is likely to become the standard modern history of Illinois." —Kirkus Reviews

Davis provides an incisive portrait of prairie society.... A fresh and sophisticated survey of early Illinois." —Choice

O, this is a delightful country!" one newly arrived settler wrote to a friend back East. Indeed, as James E. Davis shows, many newcomers found Illinois a hospitable and relatively peaceful place in which to start a new life. In this sweeping history of the making of the state, Davis tells the story of Illinois from the Ice Age to the eve of the Civil War. He describes the earliest Indian
civilizations, the coming of LaSalle and Joliet and the founding of the French colony, the brief history of British Illinois, and the complex history of subsequent settlement that brought distinct cultural traditions to Illinois.

A major theme of this book is the relative absence of violence, at least after the Blackhawk War of 1832, even over explosive issues such as slavery. Davis treats these developments in careful detail, while keeping the reader mindful of the experiences of Illinois’ ordinary people.

James E. Davis is William and Charlotte Gardner Professor of History and Professor of Geography at Illinois College. He is author of Frontier America, 1800–1840: A Comparative
Demographic Analysis of the Settlement Process and Dreams to Dust.

A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier series—Walter Nugent and Malcolm Rohrbough, general editors

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L'autore:

James E. Davis is William and Charlotte Gardner Professor of History and Professor of Geography at Illinois College. He is the author of FRONTIER AMERICA, 1800-1840: A COMPARATIVE DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF THE SETTLEMENT PROCESS (1977), DREAMS TO DUST (1989), and a number of articles, monographs, edited works, and reviews. Professor Davis is recipient of the Harry J. Dunbaugh Distinguished Professor Award for outstanding teaching (1981 and 1993) and was an NEH Fellow in St. Petersburg and Moscow, where he studied Russian architecture and art. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois State Historical Society and as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the JOURNAL OF ILLINOIS HISTORY.

Product Description:

Questo è il primo libro di storia Houston da scrivere dal punto di vista commerciale, in cui vengono raccontate le storie dietro i successi. "Houston Legends" contiene estrapolazioni in innovatori cultura d'impresa. Ogni capitolo presenta prospettive storiche in diversi settori chiave nella crescita dinamica della zona s. Ogni argomento è riesaminata l'impatto economico, i contributi di business e le persone coinvolte e verrà cronaca attività creative. Temi ricorrenti includono spirito imprenditoriale, la sopravvivenza di business, le strategie, la crescita e la visione. I nomi, le date e gli eventi si intrecciano con aneddoti, applicabili al business moderno. Temi comuni includono restituendo generosamente alla comunità, tappe nell'evoluzione di un'azienda, la creatività e mentoring la prossima generazione di leader. Questo è un modo metodico di rivedere la storia di Houston, in termini di pionieri e dei loro lasciti per libera impresa ".

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0253214068
• ISBN 13: 9780253214065
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Numero di pagine: 544