{"product_id":"the-wisconsin-frontier-paperback-softback-9780253223326","title":"The Wisconsin Frontier (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253223326","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Wisconsin Frontier\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Wyman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253223326\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 22 b\u0026amp;w illus., 8 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.476 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wyman relates these oft-told stories with relish and color, and illustrates how the needs and beliefs of the people who participated [in the exploitation of natural resources] often precluded careful thought about the resulting depletion of flora, fauna, and minerals. . . .Wyman presents the frontier as a series of novel challenges for those who sought opportunities there [and] how those experiences changed them.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of the Early Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Wyman has a smooth style, with an eye for informative yet catchy quotations. He has compressed volumes of material without losing the 'you-are-there' dynamic that characterizes all good history. This is a book for the general public to which professional historians might well turn to discover an original interpretation. . . . A well-told, well-documented tale.\"—\u003ci\u003eWisconsin Academy Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrate this thoroughly accessible history, highly recommended especially for Wisconsin history shelves and public library collections. April 2011\"—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An informative and readable overview. . . . [Wyman's] integration of Indian history into the work is well done and commendable.\"—\u003ci\u003eJournal of Illinois History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A highly readable, balanced account of the area that became the state of Wisconsin in 1848 . . . [Wyman] elevates his narrative from a limited state history to a fascinating story of the gains and perils, ebbs and flows that characterize the American frontier saga.\"—\u003ci\u003eWestern Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A superb history.\"—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 17th-century French \u003ci\u003ecoureurs de bois\u003c\/i\u003e to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This captivating history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eDedication\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Chapter I The French Open a Frontier \u003cbr\u003e Chapter II Before the Europeans \u003cbr\u003e Chapter III Frenchmen and Indians \u003cbr\u003e Chapter IV An Arena for International Competition \u003cbr\u003e Chapter V Struggle Over the Upper Lakes \u003cbr\u003e Chapter VI Miners, Indian Wars, and a Frontier Transformed \u003cbr\u003e Chapter VII Rush to the Land \u003cbr\u003e Chapter VIII An Ethnic and Religious Jumble \u003cbr\u003e Chapter IX Restricting the Indian Domain \u003cbr\u003e Chapter X Logging the Pineries \u003cbr\u003e Chapter XI Legacies \u003cbr\u003e Essay on Sources\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52526020198680,"sku":"9780253223326","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-wisconsin-frontier-paperback-softback-9780253223326","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}