THE BOURGEOIS FRONTIER by Jay Gitlin ( 9780300168037 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

THE BOURGEOIS FRONTIER
FRENCH TOWNS, FRENCH TRADERS, AND AMERICAN EXPANSION

By:

Jay Gitlin

Format:

Paperback

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£20.00

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ISBN 10:

0300168039

ISBN 13:

9780300168037

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Publisher:

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

21 September, 2010

Series:

The Lamar Series in Western History

Pages:

290

Description:

Histories tend to emphasize conquest by Anglo-Americans as the driving force behind the development of the American West. This title argues that the activities of the French are crucial to understanding the phenomenon of westward expansion. It provides the missing French connection between the urban Midwest and western expansion.

Synopsis:

"Gitlin's comprehensive portrait of mid-America's Francophone merchants demonstrates their importance as fur traders, town builders and advance agents of American empire. It adds a valuable new dimension to the story of national expansion and belongs on every western American history bookshelf."-William E. Foley, coauthor of The First Chouteaus

Illustrations:

29 b-w illus.

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Imprint:

Yale University Press

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Returnable

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