Grasping at Independence

Grasping at Independence
Author: Robert S. Weise
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781572331129

"By closely studying the strategic blend of land ownership, subsistence agriculture, and commerce, Weise reveals how white male farmers in Floyd County attempted to achieve and preserve patriarchal authority and independence - and how this household localism laid the foundation for the region's development during the industrial era. By shifting attention from the actions of industrialists to those of local residents, he reconciles contradictory views of antebellum Appalachia and offers a new understanding of the region's history and its people."--Jacket.

Who's who in New York City and State

Who's who in New York City and State
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1046
Release: 1911
Genre: New York (N.Y.)
ISBN:

Containing authentic biographies of New Yorkers who are leaders and representatives in various departments of worthy human achievement including sketches of every army and navy officer born in or appointed from New York and now serving, of all the congressmen from the state, all state senators and judges, and all ambassadors, ministers and consuls appointed from New York.