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- Title
Six Pioneer Accounts of Life on the Old North-West American Frontier, 1790–1850: A Critical Reading.
- Authors
Aper, Jeffery
- Abstract
"Six Pioneer Accounts of Life on the Old North-West American Frontier, 1790–1850: A Critical Reading" by Franklin E. Court is a collection of firsthand accounts of life in the Old North-West region of America during the early republic to 1850. The book primarily focuses on White settlers in Illinois and Wisconsin, with one account discussing the 1794 Whiskey Insurrection in western Pennsylvania. While the book promises a literary analysis, it mainly retells the original accounts without providing extensive annotations or interpretations. The accounts touch on themes such as cultural biases, interactions with Indigenous people, economic conditions, and the challenges of early settlement. However, the book does not delve deeply into these themes or provide an overarching interpretation. Despite its limitations, the book may serve as an introduction to early accounts of the region for general readers.
- Subjects
FRONTIER &; pioneer life; NATIVE American children; NATIVE American women; HISTORICAL source material; AGRICULTURAL economics; UNITED States senators; TRAVEL hygiene
- Publication
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, 2024, Vol 117, Issue 1, p93
- ISSN
1522-1067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5406/23283335.117.1.10