The Planting of Civilization in Western Pennsylvania / Solon Buck and Elizabeth Buck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Buck, Solon, author.

Buck, Elizabeth, author.

Series:

Regional Series.

Regional Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Pennsylvania.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (568 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, Pa : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.

Summary:

Chronicles the development of industry, education, religion, social customs, law and order, and many other aspects of life in Western Pennsylvania up until the War of 1812. Based upon the original work of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey, from 1931-1935.

Contents:

Front Matter(pp. i-iv)

Foreword(pp. v-vi)

Table of Contents(pp. vii-x)

Maps and Plans(pp. xiv-xvi)

I. The Natural Environment(pp. 1-18)

II. The Indian Regime(pp. 19-45)

III. Forerunners of White Occupation(pp. 46-66)

[Illustrations](pp. )

IV. The French Occupation(pp. 67-95)

V. The Indian Reservation(pp. 96-114)

VI. The Cultural Heritage of the Pioneers(pp. 115-134)

VII. The Coming of the Settlers(pp. 135-155)

VIII. The Establishment of Political Boundaries(pp. 156-174)

IX. The Revolution and Indian Relations, 1774-95(pp. 175-203)

X. The Expansion of Settlement 1790-1820(pp. 204-228)

XI. The Development of Transportation(pp. 229-260)

XII. Frontier Economy(pp. 261-287)

XIII. Commercial and Industrial Foundations(pp. 288-317)

XIV. Domestic Life(pp. 318-348)

XV. Community Life(pp. 349-371)

XVI. Intellectual Life(pp. 372-400)

XVII. Religion(pp. 401-429)

XVIII. Local Government and Community Control(pp. 430-453)

XIX. Frontier Radicalism and Rebellion(pp. 454-473)

XX. Jeffersonian Democracy(pp. 474-487)

XXI. The Pattern of Culture(pp. 488-492)

Index(pp. 495-510)

Maps(pp. 511-519).

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-8229-7405-3

OCLC:

1419055190