Author : Rob Harper
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 081224964X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Unsettling the West by : Rob Harper
Download or read book Unsettling the West written by Rob Harper and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2018-01-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued—but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization.