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- Flowering of the Cumberland
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
summary
Harriette Arnow’s search for truth as early American settlers knew it began as a child—the old songs, handed-down stories, and proverbs that colored her world compelled her on a journey that informs her depiction of the Cumberland River Valley in Kentucky and Tennessee. Arnow drew from court records, wills, inventories, early newspapers, and unpublished manuscripts to write Seedtime on the Cumberland, which chronicles the movement of settlers away from the coast, as well as their continual refinement of the “art of pioneering.” A companion piece, this evocative history covers the same era, 1780–1803, from the first settlement in what was known as “Middle Tennessee” to the Louisiana Purchase. When Middle Tennessee was the American frontier, the men and women who settled there struggled for survival, land, and human dignity. The society they built in their new home reflected these accomplishments, vulnerabilities, and ambitions, at a time when America was experiencing great political, industrial, and social upheaval.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- List of Maps
- pp. vii-9
- Introduction
- pp. ix-xv
- Author’s Introduction and Acknowledgments
- pp. xvii-xxi
- 1. The Siege of Buchanan’s
- pp. 1-23
- 2. The Underpinning
- pp. 25-45
- 3. The Most Important Crop
- pp. 47-65
- 4. The Makeup of Society
- pp. 67-97
- 5. The Sounds of Humankind
- pp. 99-127
- 6. Intellectual Background and Education
- pp. 129-158
- 7. The Horse
- pp. 159-174
- 8. Cows and Other Farm Animals
- pp. 175-188
- 9. The Farmer and His Crops
- pp. 189-217
- 10. Industry
- pp. 219-247
- 11. The Professions
- pp. 249-268
- 12. The Business World
- pp. 269-296
- 13. River, Road, and Town
- pp. 297-317
- 14. Social Life and Diversions
- pp. 319-343
- Explanation of Bibliographical References
- pp. 351-354
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609173715
Related ISBN(s)
9781611860801, 9781628950762, 9781628960761
MARC Record
OCLC
847615871
Pages
466
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2013