Taking the Land to Make the City: A Bicoastal History of North America

by Mary P. Ryan

Book Overview

The history of the United States is often told as a movement westward, beginning at the Atlantic coast and following farmers across the continent. But cities played an equally important role in the country's formation. Towns sprung up along the Pacific as well as the Atlantic, as Spaniards and Englishmen took Indian land and converted it into private property. In this reworking of early American history, Mary P. Ryan shows how cities--specifically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477330941
• ISBN13: 9781477330944
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 448 Pages