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]
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