In a departure from the longstanding emphasis on the frontier in American historical writing, Hal Barron employs a range of sources to reconstruct the social and economic history of a nineteenth-century rural community - Chelsea, Vermont -which was profoundly affected by population loss and economic stagnation at a time when most of the country was experiencing geographical expansion and economic growth. The author's lucid, accessible account explores the hard choices faced by the people of Chelsea as the economic vitality drained out of their community and shows how they dealt with these choices.
Using new methods of social history to place Chelsea in the larger context of nineteenth-century American culture and society, this book provides an innovative contribution to the history of rural America.
| ISBN: | 9780521347778 |
| Publication date: | 29th January 1988 |
| Author: | Hal S Barron |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 200 pages |
| Series: | Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas |
In a departure from the longstanding emphasis on the frontier in American historical writing, Hal Barron employs a range of sources to reconstruct the social and economic history of a nineteenth-century rural community - Chelsea, Vermont -which was profoundly affected by population loss and economic stagnation at a time when most of the country was experiencing geographical expansion and economic growth. The author's lucid, accessible account explores the hard choices faced by the people of Chelsea as the economic vitality drained out of their community and shows how they dealt with these choices.
Those who Stayed Behind features in the following genres: History of the Americas
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Those who Stayed Behind was written by Hal S Barron and published by Cambridge University Press
Those who Stayed Behind has 200 pages
Yes it is part of Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History series
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