Marketing the frontier in the Northwest Territory : land sales, soils and the settling of the Great Lakes Region in the 19th century / Robert E. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Robert E., 1930- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land speculation--Michigan--History--19th century.

Land speculation.

Land speculation--Great Lakes Region (North America)--History--19th century.

Agriculture and state--Michigan--History--19th century.

Agriculture and state.

Agriculture and state--Great Lakes Region (North America)--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2020.

Summary:

"Combining narrative history with data-rich social and economic analysis, this study examines the failure of frontier farms in the antebellum Northwest Territory, where legislatively created markets and poor surveying resulted in massive investment losses for both individual farmers and the national economy. The history of farming in the Great Lakes region is described, with specific focus on the State of Michigan, viewed through a case study of Midland County. Inter and intra-state differences in soil endowments, public and private promoters of site-specific investment opportunities, time trends in settled populations and the experiences of individual investors are covered in detail."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4766-3906-X