Ill-fated frontier : peril and possibilities in the early American West
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Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2021].
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Foreman family.
Forman, David, -- 1745-1797.
Forman, Ezekiel, -- 1736-1795.
Forman, Samuel S., -- 1765-1862
Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.
Natchez (Miss. : District) -- History -- 18th century.
Plantation life -- Mississippi -- Natchez Region -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 18th century.
Forman, David, -- 1745-1797.
Forman, Ezekiel, -- 1736-1795.
Forman, Samuel S., -- 1765-1862
Frontier and pioneer life -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.
Natchez (Miss. : District) -- History -- 18th century.
Plantation life -- Mississippi -- Natchez Region -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- Territorial expansion -- History -- 18th century.
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Published
Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2021].
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Book
Physical Desc
xxvii, 252 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Ill-Fated Frontier is at once a pioneer adventure and a compelling narrative of the frictions that emerged among entrepreneurial pioneers and their sixty slaves, Indians fighting to preserve their land, and Spanish colonials with their own agenda. Here is a lively and visceral portrait of the wild and enduring American frontier in 1789. The melting pot America would become was barely simmering when an ill-fated attempt to settle land near Natchez in brought together a volatile mix of ambitious Northern pioneers and their slaves, Spanish colonists, and Native Americans who had claimed the land as theirs for hundreds of years. This illuminating episode in American history comes to life in this account of an expedition gone wrong. It began with an optimistic plan to settle and expand in the new territory. It ended ignominiously, with the body of one of the expedition's leaders returning to New Jersey stored in a pickle barrel. What happened in between-a cautionary tale of greed, incompetence, and hubris-lies at the center of this fascinating account by Harvard historian Samuel A. Forman. Endorsed by New York Times best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick, it is a startling and frank portrait of a young America that examines the dream of an inclusive American experience and its reality-a debate that continues today"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Forman, S. (2021). Ill-fated frontier: peril and possibilities in the early American West . Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forman, Samuel, 1952-. 2021. Ill-fated Frontier: Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West. Lyons Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Forman, Samuel, 1952-. Ill-fated Frontier: Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West Lyons Press, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Forman, Samuel. Ill-fated Frontier: Peril and Possibilities in the Early American West Lyons Press, 2021.
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