Taking the Land to Make the City: A Bicoastal History of North America
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The history of the United States is often told as a movement westward, beginning at the Atlantic coast and following farmers across the continent. But cities played an equally important role in the country's formation. Towns sprung up along the Pacific as well as the Atlantic, as Spaniards and Englishmen took Indian land and converted it into private property. In this reworking of early American history, Mary P. Ryan shows how cities--specifically...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:147731783X
ISBN13:9781477317839
Release Date:March 2019
Publisher:University of Texas Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.85 lbs.
Dimensions:1.5" x 6.2" x 9.1"
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