Groundless: Rumors, Legends, and Hoaxes on the Early American Frontier
(Part of the Early America: History, Context, Culture Series and Early America: History, Context, Culture Series)
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The fascinating--and troubling--story of powerful rumors that circulated and influential legends that arose in early America. Why did Elizabethan adventurers believe that the interior of America hid vast caches of gold? Who started the rumor that British officers purchased revolutionary white women's scalps, packed them by the bale, and shipped them to their superiors? And why are people today still convinced that white settlers--hardly...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1421418657
ISBN13:9781421418650
Release Date:January 2016
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:408 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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