Land and freedom : rural society, popular protest, and party politics in antebellum New York /
In the early 19th century, most of New York's farmland was controlled by a few families. In 1839, some tenants created a movement to destroy the estates and to redistribute the land. This work brings to life the voices of antebellum northern farmers as they debated social and political issues.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In the early 19th century, most of New York's farmland was controlled by a few families. In 1839, some tenants created a movement to destroy the estates and to redistribute the land. This work brings to life the voices of antebellum northern farmers as they debated social and political issues. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-281) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0195180100 9780195180107 9786610473465 6610473463 0195158229 9780195158229 1280473460 9781280473463 0198031092 9780198031093 9780199848782 0199848785 |