The Social Order of a Frontier Community
Subtitle: Jacksonville, Illinois, 1825-70
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: April 1, 1983
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780252010361
Subjects: American history; The Americas; United States - State & Local - General; History / United States / 19th Century; History - U.S.; 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.