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The Urban Frontier : Pioneer Life in Early Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville, and St. Louis

by Richard C. Wade

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When The Urban Frontier was first published it roused attention because it held that settlers made a concerted effort to bring established institutions and ways to their new country. This differed markedly from the then-dominant Turnerian hypothesis that a culture's identity and behavior was determined by its history and experience in a particular social and physical environment. The Urban Frontier is still considered one of the most important books in urban history. This printing of the show more now-classic Wade volume features a new introduction by Zane L. Miller. show less

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Richard C. Wade

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Important places: USA; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Kentucky, USA; Lexington, Kentucky, USA (show all 11); Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Missouri, USA; Ohio, USA; Pennsylvania, USA; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Original language: English

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Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 977 — History & geography History of North America North central United States
LCC: F518 .W15 — Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin America United States local history Ohio River and Valley
BISAC: HIS HISTORY Middle East General

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Languages: English
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Published: 1959
Genres: History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 977
LCC: F518 .W15

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