Warren R Hofstra

A Separate Place

The Formation of Clarke County, Virginia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The origins of Clarke County--how it came to be, and why--are examined here for the first time. Historian Warren R. Hofstra not only tells the story of the people who made Clarke County a separate place but also puts the movement for its formation in the context of Virginia and U.S. politics. It is a story fascinating in detail and rich in implication, for the issues that strained old Frederick to the breaking point--local control vs. an expanded federal government, conformity vs. pluralism, agrarian values vs. commercial pursuits--are still featured in the political debates today both regionally and nationally.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 181mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 277g
• ISBN-13: 9780945612704
• ISBN-10: 0945612702
• Artikelnr.: 38533243

Autorenporträt

Warren R. Hoftra is professor of history at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Foreword, by Charles L. Burwell Chapter 2 Introduction to Second
Printing Chapter 3 Preface Chapter 4 Chronology Chapter 5 Taking Up the
Land Chapter 6 The Plantation and the Farm Chapter 7 Two Worlds Chapter 8
An Era of Sectionalism Chapter 9 A Political Split Chapter 10 The Entering
Wedge Chapter 11 Division Chapter 12 Epilogue Chapter 13 Appendix:
Legislative Petitions for the Formation of Clarke County Chapter 14 Notes
Chapter 15 Index