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Buley, The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840.

Buley, The Old Northwest - Pioneer Period 1815-1840.

Buley, R. Carlyle. The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840. 2 volumes (complete). Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1951. 24cm x 16.7cm. Vol I: XVI, 632 with 27 historic illustrations and 9 maps / Vol II: IX, 686 pages with 20 historic illustrations and 5 maps. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining to the covers.

Volume I includes for example the following chapters: New Homes in the West / Two New States: Indiana and Illinois / The Settler and the Land / Pioneer Life – Th Material Side / The Old Northwest / Ills, Cures, and Doctors / Pioneer Life – Social and Cultural backgrounds / Trade, Travel, and Transportation / Money, Banking, and State Finance, etc.

Volume II includes for example the following chapters: Personal Politics and Republican Solidarity / The North Settles, 1825-1840 – Michigan and Wisconsin Territory / Political History / Economic History / Schools, Teachers, and Education / Religion / Literature – Science – Reform, etc.

Our price: EUR 50,-- 

Buley, The Old Northwest - Pioneer Period 1815-1840.
Buley, The Old Northwest – Pioneer Period 1815-1840.

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