Making the Heartland Quilt: A Geographical History of Settlement and Migration in Early-Nineteenth-Century Illinois
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In Making the Heartland Quilt, Douglas K. Meyer reconstructs the settlement patterns of thirty-three immigrant groups and confirms the emergence of discrete culture regions and regional way stations. Meyer argues that midcontinental Illinois symbolizes a historic test strip of the diverse population origins that unfolded during the Great Migration. Basing his research on the 1850 U.S. manuscript schedules, Meyer dissects the geographical configurations...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0809322897
ISBN13:9780809322893
Release Date:June 2000
Publisher:Southern Illinois University Press
Length:360 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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