Broken chains and subverted plans : ethnicity, race, and commodities /

Broken chains and subverted plans : ethnicity, race, and commodities /

Using two case studies in the Virginia back country and the Midwestern frontier in Illinois, Fennell argues that individuals and their families were able to affect economic development and the plans of government and wealthy elites.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fennell, Christopher (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2017]
Subjects:
German Americans > Virginia > Loudoun County > Ethnic identity > History.
African Americans > Race identity > Illinois > History.
Racism > United States > History.
Social networks > United States > History.
Economic development > Social aspects > United States > History.
Elite (Social sciences) > United States > History.
Archaeology and history > United States.
United States > Ethnic relations > History.
United States > Race relations > History.
Description
Summary:Using two case studies in the Virginia back country and the Midwestern frontier in Illinois, Fennell argues that individuals and their families were able to affect economic development and the plans of government and wealthy elites.
Physical Description:xiii, 298 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-284) and index.
ISBN:9780813062457
0813062454