This is a very interesting old book about the early pioneering days in Colonial America. The book was published in 1967 by the Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto & London. The book measures 6 1/8 inches by 9 ¼ inches and contains xiii, 241 pages. The author published a number of books in this series and this book is complete in and of itself pertaining to the subject matter. The dust jacket shows minor signs of wear. The condition of the dust jacket is very good plus. The cover of the book itself has orange cloth covered hard boards and a black cloth spine. The cover shows no signs of wear to speak of. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The pages show no signs of rips. There are pictorial maps on the end pages, both front and back. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of this book is near fine.

Contents:

Foreword
Preface
List of Maps

1. Background and Setting
2. Pressures for Expansion
3. Expansion in the North, 1763-1775
4. Expansion in the South, 1763-1775
5. The Struggle with the Indian Tribes, 1773-1776
6. Whigs, Tories, and Neutrals: Political Allegiances during the Revolution
7. The Initial Years of the War, 1776-1779
8. Victory and Stalemate, 1780-1782
9. The West in the Diplomacy of the Revolution
10. State and Congressional Land Policy
11. Government and Law in the Back Country
12. The Economy and Society of the Back Country

Notes
An Essay on Bibliography
Index

Excerpt – Dust Jacket:
During the years between 1763 and 1783 a fearless breed of men typified by Daniel Boone, James Robertson, and Evan Shelby crossed the Appalachian mountain barrier and found a limitless new world awaiting conquest. Their exciting discovery inspired a surge for pioneering that was to affect generations to come, but it also created enormous problems that suddenly had to be coped with. How, for example, could land be parceled out fairly and in an orderly manner? What code of law was the frontiersman to adopt? What institutions of government would be necessary? How were churches and schools to be established for this rapidly expanding population? So a fascinating period of trial and error began, interpreted for the reader by the noted historian, Jack M. Sosin…
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