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Synopsis
The Wisconsin Frontier
Mark Wyman
Wyman's study of the Wisconsin frontier is a highly readable, balanced account of the area that became the state of Wisconsin in 1848. -- Western Historical Quarterly
From 17th-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This engaging history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century.
Sales territory is worldwideA History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier1998; 360 pages, 23 b&w photos, 7 maps, 6 x 9cloth 0-253-33414-4 $29.95 t / 21.50
Synopsis
From 17th-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the 19thcentury, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areasseeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimeshelping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and othertrade items. This captivating history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, thevictories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning ofthe 20th century.