Overview
The nine essays presented by John R. Wunder collectively expose the domestic and technological details of American pioneer life on the High Plains. The essays, each written by a leading authority in the field, examine such topics as early ranching and farming in the Rio Grande Valley and the Staked Plains; the impact on Native American and settler women of life on the agricultural frontier; the response to perceived threats by agriculturalists after the Civil War; and the agriculturalists' entry into the twentieth century via their response to cultural change. The final chapter, a speech made in 1890 by a Scottish traveller, contains a contemporary observation of the real and mythical qualities of life on the frontier.
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- ISBN-13: 9780313245923
- ISBN-10: 0313245924
- Publisher: Praeger
- Publish Date: June 1985
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.56 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.91 pounds
- Page Count: 228
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