Flowering of the Cumberland
Harriette Arnow's search for truth as early American settlers knew it began as a childthe old songs, handed-down stories, and proverbs that colored her world compelled her on a journey that informs her depiction of the Cumberland River Valley in Kentucky and Tennessee. Arnow drew from court rec...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press
2013.
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Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b43150858*spi |
Sumario: | Harriette Arnow's search for truth as early American settlers knew it began as a childthe old songs, handed-down stories, and proverbs that colored her world compelled her on a journey that informs her depiction of the Cumberland River Valley in Kentucky and Tennessee. Arnow drew from court records, wills, inventories, early newspapers, and unpublished manuscripts to write Seedtime on the Cumberland, which chronicles the movement of settlers away from the coast, as well as their continual refinement of the art of pioneering. A companion piece, this evocative history covers the same era, 1780-1803, from the first settlement in what was known as Middle Tennessee to the Louisiana Purchase. When Middle Tennessee was the American frontier, the men and women who settled there struggled for survival, land, and human dignity. The society they built in their new home reflected these accomplishments, vulnerabilities, and ambitions, at a time when America was experiencing great political, industrial, and social upheaval. |
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Notas: | Originally published: New York : MacMillan, 1963. With new introduction. |
Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
ISBN: | 9781609173715 9781628950762 9781628960761 |