The Social Order of a Frontier Community
Subtitle: Jacksonville, Illinois, 1825-70
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: October 1, 1990
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780252006852
Subjects: History / United States / 19th Century; Frontier and pioneer life; History; Illinois; Jacksonville; Jacksonville (Ill.)
First sentence: AMONG THOSE ACTUALLY involved in building the new towns of the nineteenth century, the problem of community was understood in economic and moral terms, and both were faced with a remarkable sense of optimism.