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A colony sprung from hell : Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794
- Title
- A colony sprung from hell : Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794 / Daniel P. Barr.
- Author
- Barr, Daniel P., 1971-
- Publication
- Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | ISDB 14-8038 | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
Details
- Description
- 334 pages; 25 cm
- Alternative Title
- Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794
- Subjects
- Jurisdiction > Pennsylvania > History > 18th century
- Jurisdiction > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh Region > History > 18th century
- Pennsylvania > History > 18th century
- Pennsylvania > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
- Pittsburgh Region (Pa.) > History > 18th century
- Frontier and pioneer life > Pennsylvania > Pittsburgh Region
- Pennsylvania > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-327) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue: the most unaccountable country and inhabitants in the world -- Part I. Competition -- Provinces will be jealous of one another -- Great application, many arguments, and much difficulty -- Never come to peace again -- Part II. Regulation -- Quiet and peaceable possession? -- Shadows of law and justice -- A spirit of hostility -- Part III. Revolution -- A party spirit prevails -- This country is strangely infatuated -- Mutual distrust and jealousy -- Epilogue: the ends of the American earth.
- Call Number
- ISDB 14-8038
- ISBN
- 9781606351901 (hardcover)
- 1606351907 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2013043020
- OCLC
- 862575348
- Author
- Barr, Daniel P., 1971-
- Title
- A colony sprung from hell : Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794 / Daniel P. Barr.
- Publisher
- Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 314-327) and index.
- Research Call Number
- ISDB 14-8038