The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850 is a book written by Malcolm J. Rohrbough and published by Oxford University Press in 1978 (first edition) and Indiana University Press (third edition) in 2008. The work covers the history of European and American migration, settlement, and community development in the Trans-Appalachian Frontier from before United States independence in 1775 until the Compromise of 1850.
Structure The book contains an introduction and normal front material. The body of the work is divided in six parts which are divided into 16 chapters, and ends with notes, an extensive bibliography and an index.
Part 1: Across the mountains. Covers "The search for security" (chapter 1), "The search for stability" (chapter 2) and "Security and stability in the territory Northwest of the Ohio". Part 2: The Widening Frontier (1795–1815). Covers "The reach of government and the authority of law spread across the western county" (chapter 4), "Diverse economies moving towards commercial ends" (chapter 5), and "Many varied societies emerge across the western country" (chapter 6). Part 3: The first great migration (1815–1830). Covers "Across the old northwest and into Missouri" (chapter 7) and "The flowering of the cotton frontier" (chapter 8). Part 4: The enduring frontier. Covers "Michigan: The Great Lakes frontier" (chapter 9), "Florida: A sectional frontier" (chapter 10), and "Arkansas: A frontier more West than South" (chapter 11). Part 5: The Second Great Migration (1830–1850), Covers "The new counties of Alabama and Mississippi: A frontier more South than West" (chapter 12) and "The last frontier of the Old Northwest: Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin" (chapter 13). Part 6: The Transappalacian West and the Nation. Covers "Villiages, Towns, and Cities spread across the western country" (chapter 14), "Changing political patterns across three generations" (chapter 15), and "The Transappalacian West and the Natio" (chapter 16).
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About the author Malcolm J. Rohrbough is a historian and Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Iowa. They are the author of numerous works on the American west and frontier.
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External links Malcolm Rohrbough interview, "The Trans-Appalachian Frontier: People, Societies, and Institutions, 1775–1850"; Marshall Poe, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2008.