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The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850

The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850 is a book written by Malcolm J. Rohrbough and published by Oxford University Press in 1978 (first edition) and Indiana University Press (third edition) in 2008. The work covers the history of European and American migration, settlement, and community development in the Trans-Appalachian Frontier[a] from before United States independence in 1775 until the Compromise of 1850.[1][2]

The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850
AuthorMalcolm J. Rohrbough
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmerican frontier
GenreHistory, Non-fiction
PublisherOxford University Press (first edition), Indiana University Press (third edition)
Publication date
1978 (first edition), 2008 (third edition)
Pages460
ISBN978-0195022094 978-0195022094 is the first edition; The ISBN of the current (third) edition is 978-0253219329
WebsiteIndiana University Press (third edition)

Structure

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The book[b] contains an introduction and normal front material. The body of the work is divided in six parts which are divided into 16 chapters, and ends with notes, an extensive bibliography and an index.[3]

  • Part 1: Across the mountains. Covers "The search for security" (chapter 1), "The search for stability" (chapter 2) and "Security and stability in the territory Northwest of the Ohio".
  • Part 2: The Widening Frontier (1795–1815). Covers "The reach of government and the authority of law spread across the western county" (chapter 4), "Diverse economies moving towards commercial ends" (chapter 5), and "Many varied societies emerge across the western country" (chapter 6).
  • Part 3: The first great migration (1815–1830). Covers "Across the old northwest and into Missouri" (chapter 7) and "The flowering of the cotton frontier" (chapter 8).
  • Part 4: The enduring frontier. Covers "Michigan: The Great Lakes frontier" (chapter 9), "Florida: A sectional frontier" (chapter 10), and "Arkansas: A frontier more West than South" (chapter 11).
  • Part 5: The Second Great Migration (1830–1850), Covers "The new counties of Alabama and Mississippi: A frontier more South than West" (chapter 12) and "The last frontier of the Old Northwest: Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin" (chapter 13).
  • Part 6: The Transappalacian West and the Nation. Covers "Villiages, Towns, and Cities spread across the western country" (chapter 14), "Changing political patterns across three generations" (chapter 15), and "The Transappalacian West and the Natio" (chapter 16).

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About the author

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Malcolm J. Rohrbough is a historian and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Iowa. They are the author of numerous works on the American west and frontier.[4][5]

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References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Roughly the area west of the Proclamation Line of 1763 and east of the Mississippi River
  2. ^ Refers to the third edition

Citations

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  1. ^ Rundell, Walter (1979). "Reviewed work: The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850, Malcolm J. Rohrbough". The American Historical Review. 84 (4): 1150–1151. doi:10.2307/1904793. JSTOR 1904793.
  2. ^ Davis, James E. (1979). "Reviewed work: The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850, Malcolm J. Rohrbough". The Journal of American History. 66 (2): 393–394. doi:10.2307/1900921. JSTOR 1900921.
  3. ^ Rohrbough, M. J. (2008), Trans-Appalachian Frontier (3rd ed.), University of Iowa Press, retrieved 23 July 2023
  4. ^ "Malcolm J. Rohrbough", The National Geographic Society, retrieved 22 July 2023
  5. ^ "Malcolm J. Rohrbough, Professor Emeritus", University of Iowa, retrieved 22 July 2023
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  • Malcolm Rohrbough interview, "The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850"; Marshall Poe, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008.
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