The Wisconsin Frontier

The Wisconsin FrontierMark Wyman"Wyman's study of the Wisconsin frontier is a highly readable, balanced account of the area that became the state of Wisconsin in 1848." -- Western Historical QuarterlyFrom 17th-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This engaging history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century.Sales territory is worldwideA History of the Trans-Appalachian Frontier1998; 360 pages, 23 b& w photos, 7 maps, 6 x 9cloth 0-253-33414-4 $29.95 t / 21.50

Mark Wyman was a newspaperman before obtaining his doctorate in history from the University of Washington. A Wisconsin native, since 197l he has taught at Illinois State University, which recently named him Distinguished Professor of History. His books include Hard-Rock Epic: Western Miners and the Industrial Revolution, 1860 1910 (1979), Immigrants in the Valley: Irish, Germans, and Americans in the Upper Mississippi Country, 1830-1860 (1984), D.P.: Europe's Displaced Persons, 1945-51 (1989), and Round-Trip to America: The Immigrants Return to Europe, 1880-1930 (1993).

Foreword

xiii

(4)

Preface

xvii

(2)

Acknowledgments

xix

I. THE FRENCH OPEN A FRONTIER

1

(17)

2. BEFORE THE EUROPEANS

18

(20)

3. FRENCHMEN AND INDIANS

38

(28)

4. AN ARENA FOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

66

(31)

5. STRUGGLE OVER THE UPPER LAKES

97

(30)

6. MINERS, INDIAN WARS, AND A FRONTIER TRANSFORMED

127

(30)

7. RUSH TO THE LAND

157

(28)

8. AN ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS JUMBLE

185

(30)

9. RESTRICTING THE INDIAN DOMAIN

215

(31)

10. LOGGING THE PINERIES

246

(33)

11. LEGACIES

279

(19)

Essay on Sources

298

(29)

Index

327

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