William Cooper's Town
Subtitle: Power and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic
Publisher: Vintage
Published: August 27, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9780679773009
Subjects: American history; Modern fiction; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History - General History; Cooper, William,; History - U.S.; United States - 19th Century; History: American; USA; United States - Revolutionary War; United States - State & Local - General; History / United States / 19th Century; Cooper, James Fenimore,; 1754-1809; 1789-1851.; Cooperstown (N.Y.); History; Pioneers
First sentence: ON NOVEMBER 12, 1774, A YOUNG couple seeking a marriage license appeared before "his Excellency William Franklin, Esqr., Governor of the Province of New Jersey."