Homesteading the Plains � Toward a New History by Edwards, Richard/ Friefeld, Jacob K./ Wingo, Rebecca S - 2017

University of Nebraska Press, 2017. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 6x0x9. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. 2017 Hard Cover. xii, 253 pp. Homesteading the Plains offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public’s perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrative and most scholars’ harshly negative and dismissive treatment. Homesteading the Plains reexamines old data and draws from newly available digitized records to reassess the current interpretation’s four principal tenets: Homesteading was a minor factor in farm formation, with most western farmers purchasing their land; most homesteaders failed to prove their claims; the homesteading process was rife with corruption and fraud; and homesteading caused Indian land dispossession. Using data… Read More

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. 6 x 9, 253 pgs, index, bibliography, charts and photos. Offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of America's national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment.

University of Nebraska Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. 0803296797 . Clean, pristine, gift quality! The jacket is exceptionally beautiful. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 9.1 X 6.0 X 1.2 inches; 272 pages .

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Hardback. New. Offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of America's national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment.

Hardback. New. Offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of America's national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment.

Univ of Nebraska Pr, 2017. Hardcover. New. 294 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.