A Separate Place: The Formation of Clarke County, Virginia - Couverture souple

Hofstra, Warren R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0945612702 ISBN 13 : 9780945612704

Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 1999

Synopsis

The origins of Clarke County, Virginia go back more than 250 years to the men and women who first settled in Shenandoah Valley and left their imprint upon the land. When, in the early 1830s, the people in one portion of old Frederick County moved to establish their own county, they were seeking to maintain the way of life they had inherited from this earlier generation. At the same time, they were acting in concert with contemporary forces that had a statewide, and in some ways national, significance. The origins of Clarke County―how it came to be, and why―are examined here for the first time. 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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rowman & Littlefield
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0945612702
• ISBN 13: 9780945612704
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Rowman & Littlefield; https://rowman.com/; ; 4501 Forbes Blvd, Suite 200; Lanham; MD; 20706; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible