Homesteading the plains : toward a new history

Homesteading the plains : toward a new history /

"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 narrativ...

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Main Authors: Edwards, Richard, 1944- (Author), Friefeld, Jacob K. (Author), Wingo, Rebecca S. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Homestead law > United States > History.
Land tenure > Law and legislation > United States > History.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Homestead law.
Land tenure > Law and legislation.
United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Competing Visions of Our Homesteading Past
  • Recalculating Homesteading's Reach and Success
  • Evolving Views on Homesteading Fraud
  • Estimating the Extent of Fraud
  • Homesteading and Indian Land Dispossession
  • Women Proving Up Their Claims
  • Mapping Community Formation
  • Envisioning a New History of Homesteading
  • Appendix 1. An Annotated Review of GLO Circulars, 1862-1904 / Rhea Wick
  • Appendix 2. Sources for Chapter 5 Graphs and Maps.

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