Title Unsettling the West : violence and state building in the Ohio Valley / Rob Harper

Edition First edition Published Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018] ©2018

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Description 1 online resource Series Early American studies Early American studies Contents Introduction -- Containment, 1765-72 -- Patronage, 1773-74 -- Opportunity, 1776-76 -- Reluctance, 1777-79 -- Horrors, 1780-82 -- Failures, 1783-95 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index Summary In Revolutionary America, colonists surged across the Appalachians, Indians fought to preserve their land, and a bloodbath ensued--but why? Breaking with previous interpretations, Unsettling the West tells the story of a frontier where government initiatives, rather than pioneer independence, drove violence and colonization Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 8, 2017) Subject Political violence -- Ohio River Valley -- History -- 18th century Indians of North America -- Political activity -- Ohio River Valley Colonists -- Political activity -- Ohio River Valley HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI) HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Indians of North America -- Political activity. Political violence. SUBJECT Ohio River Valley -- History -- 18th century Subject Ohio River Valley. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780812294491 0812294491

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