Author: Nathan Howe ParkerPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Iowa as it is in 1856
Author: Nathan Howe ParkerPublisher: University of Michigan Library
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Frontier Forts of Iowa
Author: William E. WhittakerPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587298821
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
At least fifty-six frontier forts once stood in, or within view of, what is now the state of Iowa. The earliest date to the 1680s, while the latest date to the Dakota uprising of 1862. Some were vast compounds housing hundreds of soldiers; others consisted of a few sheds built by a trader along a riverbank. Regardless of their size and function—William Whittaker and his contributors include any compound that was historically called a fort, whether stockaded or not, as well as all military installations—all sought to control and manipulate Indians to the advantage of European and American traders, governments, and settlers. Frontier Forts of Iowa draws extensively upon the archaeological and historical records to document this era of transformation from the seventeenth-century fur trade until almost all Indians had been removed from the region. The earliest European-constructed forts along the Mississippi, Des Moines, and Missouri rivers fostered a complex relationship between Indians and early traders. After the Louisiana Purchase of 1804, American military forts emerged in the Upper Midwest, defending the newly claimed territories from foreign armies, foreign traders, and foreign-supported Indians. After the War of 1812, new forts were built to control Indians until they could be moved out of the way of American settlers; forts of this period, which made extensive use of roads and trails, teamed a military presence with an Indian agent who negotiated treaties and regulated trade. The final phase of fort construction in Iowa occurred in response to the Spirit Lake massacre and the Dakota uprising; the complete removal of the Dakota in 1863 marked the end of frontier forts in a state now almost completely settled by Euro-Americans. By focusing on the archaeological evidence produced by many years of excavations and by supporting their words with a wealth of maps and illustrations, the authors uncover the past and connect it with the real history of real places. In so doing they illuminate the complicated and dramatic history of the Upper Midwest in a time of enormous change. Past is linked to present in the form of a section on visiting original and reconstructed forts today. Contributors: Gayle F. Carlson Jeffrey T. Carr Lance M. Foster Kathryn E. M. Gourley Marshall B. McKusick Cindy L. Nagel David J. Nolan Cynthia L. Peterson Leah D. Rogers Regena Jo Schantz Christopher M. Schoen Vicki L. Twinde-Javner William E. Whittaker
Iowa Journal of History
Author: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa
Author: Jefferson F. ClydePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mitchell County (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
The History of Delaware County, Iowa
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Delaware County (Iowa)
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
Transactions of the Grand Chapter of Iowa
Author: Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of IowaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 742
Book Description
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
Author: Census of Iowa for 1880
Author: John Albert Tiffin HullPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385309875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 801
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
History of Economic Legislation in Iowa
Author: Ivan Lester PollockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description