| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-301) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Yankees in exile -- Yankee New York -- Rufus Putnam : founder and father of Ohio -- The promised land of the Connecticut Western Reserve -- Michigan -- Illinois -- Wisconsin -- Minnesota : the New England of the West -- Missouri -- Kansas and Nebraska -- Iowa and the Dakotas -- California and the Gold Rush -- The Pacific Northwest -- Yankees in the South -- Yankees abroad : slaves, rum, opium, and religion -- Hawaii -- Land speculation and railroads -- Spreading the word -- New England loses its industries -- Those who stayed behind -- Brahmins of the west -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
This book describes how after a century and a half in New England, the Yankees--direct descendants of the Puritans who arrived between 1620 and 1640--established colonies across the western frontier and brought with them the values and institutions that make up today's America. |
| Subject |
United States -- History.
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Americans -- History.
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| Standard # |
9781498519830 (cloth) (alk. paper) |
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1498519830 (cloth) (alk. paper) |
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