The Dixie Frontier
A Social History
Will be published approx. on 30. March 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
422 pages
978-0-8061-2385-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Dixie frontier was one of the most romantic and heroic of the entire North American continent. This engaging social history of the everyday life of the first settlers and pioneers has earned readers' praise over two generations.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oklahoma
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13 black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
503 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8061-2385-1 (9780806123851)
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Persons
Everett Dick, a renowned scholar of the American frontier, was Research Professor of American History, Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska.
John D. W. Guice, Professor of History, University of Southern Mississippi, and author of the Foreword, says of Everett Dick's The Dixie Frontier, that ""persons interested in the American heritage should read it because it is a 'people' book-one about the daily lives of Southern men, women, and children who pushed into the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
John D. W. Guice, Professor of History, University of Southern Mississippi, and author of the Foreword, says of Everett Dick's The Dixie Frontier, that ""persons interested in the American heritage should read it because it is a 'people' book-one about the daily lives of Southern men, women, and children who pushed into the lands beyond the Appalachian Mountains.