| Description |
xvi, 216 p. : maps, ports. |
| Note |
Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--College of William and Mary, 1999. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : a farmer's revolution -- "Among quarrelsome Yankees, insidious Indians, and lonely wilds" : natives, colonists, and the Wyoming controversy -- "A great many wrangling disputes" : authority, allegiance, property, and the frontier war for independence -- "A dangerous combination of villains" : the social context of agrarian resistance -- "All the difficulties of forming a new settlement" : frontier migration, land speculation, and settler insurgency -- "A perfect union with the people" : cultures of resistance along the revolutionary frontier -- "Poor and ignorant but industrious settlers" : frontier development and the path to accommodation -- "Artful deceivers" : Yankee notables and the resolution of the Wyoming controversy -- Epilogue : closing the revolutionary frontier. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Wyoming Valley.
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Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Wyoming Valley -- History.
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Wyoming Valley (Pa.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780801444944 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0801444942 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780801461729 (electronic bk.) |
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