Author: United States SenatePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Senate Documents
Author: United States SenatePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 828
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Miscellaneous Documents
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 832
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The Cherokee Nation of Indians
Author: Charles C. RoycePublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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The following monograph on the history of the Cherokees, with its accompanying maps, is given as an illustration of the character of the work in its treatment of each of the Indian tribes. In the preparation of this book, more particularly in the tracing out of the various boundary lines, much careful attention and research have been given to all available authorities or sources of information. The old manuscript records of the Government, the shelves of the Congressional Library, including its very large collection of American maps, local records, and the knowledge of "old settlers," as well as the accretions of various State historical societies, have been made to pay tribute to the subject.
The American Indian as Participant in the Civil War
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist
Author: Annie Heloise AbelPublisher:
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 406
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Opinions Rendered
Author: International Commission on Zoological NomenclaturePublisher:
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Category : Zoology
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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A History of Appalachia
Author: Richard B. DrakePublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813137934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
The great American land bubble
Author: Aaron Morton SakolskiPublisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610162986
Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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The Oklahoma Historical Society
Author: Oklahoma Historical SocietyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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The Olivia Letters
Author: Emily Edson BriggsPublisher:
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Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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