New Approaches to Midwestern Studies – serie
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18 produkter
Driven Toward Madness
The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
Inbunden, 2016
667 kr
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Margaret Garner was the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Her story has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. …
Driven Toward Madness
The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
Häftad, 2016
278 kr
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Margaret Garner was the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Her story has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. …
In Essentials, Unity
An Economic History of the Grange Movement
Av Jenny Bourne
Inbunden, 2017
763 kr
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The Patrons of Husbandry—or the Grange—is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging …
In Essentials, Unity
An Economic History of the Grange Movement
Av Jenny Bourne
Häftad, 2017
328 kr
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The Patrons of Husbandry—or the Grange—is the longest-lived US agricultural society and, since its founding shortly after the Civil War, has had immeasurable influence on social change as enacted by ordinary Americans. The Grange sought to relieve the struggles of small farmers by encouraging …
Peoples of the Inland Sea
Native Americans and Newcomers in the Great Lakes Region, 1600–1870
Häftad, 2018
361 kr
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Diverse in their languages and customs, the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes region—the Miamis, Ho-Chunks, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, and many others—shared a tumultuous history. In the colonial era their rich homeland became a target of imperial ambition and an invasion zone for European …
Saints and the State
The Mormon Troubles in Illinois
Inbunden, 2021
566 kr
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A compelling history of the 1846 Mormon expulsion from Illinois that exemplifies the limits of American democracy and religious tolerance.When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (known as Mormons) settled in Illinois in 1839, they had been persecuted for their beliefs from …
Settling Ohio
First Peoples and Beyond
Av Timothy G. Anderson, Brian Schoen
Inbunden, 2023
641 kr
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Scholars working in archaeology, education, history, geography, and politics tell a nuanced story about the people and dynamics that reshaped this region and determined who would control it. The Ohio Valley possesses some of the most resource-rich terrain in the world. Its settlement by humans was …
Settling Ohio
First Peoples and Beyond
Av Timothy G. Anderson, Brian Schoen
Häftad, 2023
324 kr
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Scholars working in archaeology, education, history, geography, and politics tell a nuanced story about the people and dynamics that reshaped this region and determined who would control it. The Ohio Valley possesses some of the most resource-rich terrain in the world. Its settlement by humans was …
Land Hunger
Ohio and the Western Frontiers
Inbunden, 2025
929 kr
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In Land Hunger, Mansel G. Blackford explores the central role of land use in the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, and Euro Americans as the new nation expanded westward from Ohio to the Oregon Country. Blackford emphasizes how people adapted to new and changed environments and …
Land Hunger
Ohio and the Western Frontiers
Häftad, 2025
281 kr
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In Land Hunger, Mansel G. Blackford explores the central role of land use in the experiences of Native Americans, African Americans, and Euro Americans as the new nation expanded westward from Ohio to the Oregon Country. Blackford emphasizes how people adapted to new and changed environments and …
Cultivating Machines
The Use and Maintenance of Technology in Midwestern Agriculture, 1845–1900
Av James Rick
Häftad, 2025
555 kr
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How farmers shaped the development of agricultural machineryThroughout the second half of the nineteenth century, farmers in the midwestern United States and in Ontario began adopting new agricultural machines: threshers, reapers, and drills for more efficient production of grains, as well as …
Innocent Midwest
Culture, Region, and Identity, 1793-1930
Av Marcia Noe
Inbunden, 2026
1037 kr
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The Innocent Midwest delves into one of the most enduring stereotypes in American cultural history: the image of the Midwest as a bastion of innocence. Despite its share of social, political, and economic complexities, the region has long been portrayed as wholesome, virtuous, and peace loving-a …
Innocent Midwest
Culture, Region, and Identity, 1793–1930
Av Marcia Noe
Häftad, 2026
442 kr
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The Innocent Midwest delves into one of the most enduring stereotypes in American cultural history: the image of the Midwest as a bastion of innocence. Despite its share of social, political, and economic complexities, the region has long been portrayed as wholesome, virtuous, and peace loving-a …
Gender and Sexuality in the Midwest
Historical Perspectives
Inbunden, 2027
929 kr
Kommande
This book is a collection of eleven essays, an introduction, and a conclusion that discuss issues of gender and sexuality in the twelve states of the Midwest. The book covers 200 years of midwestern history-from the early nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century-and includes the …
Driven Toward Madness
The Fugitive Slave Margaret Garner and Tragedy on the Ohio
E-bok, 2016
428 kr
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Margaret Garner was the runaway slave who, when confronted with capture just outside of Cincinnati, slit the throat of her toddler daughter rather than have her face a life in slavery. Her story has inspired Toni Morrison's Beloved, a film based on the novel starring Oprah Winfrey, and an opera. …
Peoples of the Inland Sea
Native Americans and Newcomers in the Great Lakes Region, 1600–1870
E-bok, 2018
588 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Diverse in their languages and customs, the Native American peoples of the Great Lakes region—the Miamis, Ho-Chunks, Potawatomis, Ojibwas, and many others—shared a tumultuous history. In the colonial era their rich homeland became a target of imperial ambition and an invasion zone for European …
Saints and the State
The Mormon Troubles in Illinois
E-bok, 2021
865 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A compelling history of the 1846 Mormon expulsion from Illinois that exemplifies the limits of American democracy and religious tolerance.When members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (known as Mormons) settled in Illinois in 1839, they had been persecuted for their beliefs from …
Settling Ohio
First Peoples and Beyond
Av Timothy G. Anderson, Brian Schoen
E-bok, 2023
517 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Scholars working in archaeology, education, history, geography, and politics tell a nuanced story about the people and dynamics that reshaped this region and determined who would control it. The Ohio Valley possesses some of the most resource-rich terrain in the world. Its settlement by humans was …
