A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier
A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier is a series of books by different authors about the history and territorial evolution of the Trans-Appalachian frontier; common themes across the series are frontier violence, the establishment of towns, land speculation, homesteading, agricultural practices. slavery on the frontier, and the evolving and often exploitative relationships between white settlers, black slaves, and Native Americans.
| Edited by | Malcolm J. Rohrbough and Walter Nugent |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Discipline | Non-fiction, history |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press |
| No. of books | 10 |
Books in the series include:
- The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775-1850 by Malcolm J. Rohrbough (1978).[1]
- Frontier Indiana by Andrew R. L. Cayton (1996).[2]
- Frontier Illinois by James Edward Davis (2000).[3]
- Tennessee Frontiers: Three Regions in Transition by John R. Finger (2001).[4]
- Florida's Frontiers by Paul E. Hoffman (2002).[5]
- American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State by Stephen Aron (2006).[6][7]
- Kentucke's Frontiers by Craig Thompson Friend (2010).[8]
- The Wisconsin Frontier by Mark Wyman (2010).[9]
- The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720–1830 by R. Douglas Hurt (2010).[10]
- Alabama’s Frontiers and the Rise of the Old South by Daniel S. Dupre (2019).[11]
The series is published by Indiana University Press. The series is edited by Malcolm J. Rohrbough and Walter Nugent. [12]
Rohrbough is a historian specializing in the American frontier and westward expansion, and the author of numerous works including The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850. He is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Iowa, where he taught from the 1960s until his retirement in 2008.[13][14]
Walter Nugent was an American historian and professor at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Notre Dame.[15] His work specialized in migration, populism, and the history of the American West; he was the author of numerous works including Into the West: The Story of Its People and Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion.[16][17]
See also
References
- ↑ Abernethy, Thomas P. (2006). The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850 (3rd ed.). Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Madison, James H. (1996). Frontier Indiana. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Boggess, James E. Davis (1998). Frontier Illinois. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Finger, John R. (2001). Tennessee Frontiers: Three Regions in Transition. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ McCarthy, Kevin M. (2001). Florida's Frontiers. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Aron, Stephen (2006). American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Schoenbachler, Matthew (2006). "Review of American Confluence: The Missouri Frontier from Borderland to Border State, by S. Aron". The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. 104 (2): 309–311. JSTOR 23386687.
- ↑ Friend, Craig Thompson (2010). Kentucke's Frontiers. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Wyman, Mark (1998). The Wisconsin Frontier. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Hurt, R. Douglas (1996). The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720–1830. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Dupree, Daniel (2017). Alabama's Frontiers and the Rise of the Old South. Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ "A History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier". LibraryThing. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ "Malcolm Rohrbough". Department of History, University of Iowa. University of Iowa. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
- ↑ Rohrbough, Malcolm J. (2008). The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850 (3rd ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Retrieved 2026-07-26.
- ↑ Madison, James H. (December 29, 2021). "Walter Nugent (1935–2021): Historian of the United States, AHA 50-Year Member". Perspectives on History. American Historical Association. Retrieved July 25, 2026.
- ↑ Luebke, Frederick C. (2000). "Review of Into the West: The Story of Its People, by Walter Nugent". Montana: The Magazine of Western History. 50 (3): 74–76. JSTOR 4520258.
- ↑ Faragher, John Mack (November 2009). "Review of Habits of Empire: A History of American Expansion, by Walter Nugent". Pacific Historical Review. 78 (4): 627–628. doi:10.1525/phr.2009.78.4.627.