Plan a new life in the West with help from a pioneering emigration program that aims to keep settlers organized, informed, and supported. This booklet explains how a charity-backed effort would move families in groups, supply housing and essential tools, and establish thriving communities in new territories.
The text lays out a practical approach to westward settlement: organizing emigrants into companies, providing affordable travel, and setting up boarding houses, mills, and a local press to share information and foster a settled, moral community. It also describes how the project hopes to influence the growth of new, free-state communities and offer economic opportunities for both pioneers and Eastern manufacturers.
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Vendeur : Forgotten Books, London, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book chronicles the inception and development of the Emigrant Aid Company and its ambitious mission to lead pioneers on a westward migration to Kansas Territory. Amidst compelling arguments for establishing a free state in the territory to help determine the course of the nation's future, the author underscores the urgency of protecting these settlers from the perils inherent to such undertakings. The author advocates for the Emigrant Aid Company to assume a comprehensive approach, providing shelter, food, and other practical support services to the emigrants. Beyond safeguarding the emigrants, the author asserts that this initiative will open up vast commercial opportunities for the new state and the nation at large. While the document's primary objective is to disseminate necessary information to prospective emigrants, its analysis of a critical juncture in American history and the profound implications it held for the country's development makes it compelling reading for anyone interested in this era. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332124039_0
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Vendeur : PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Etats-Unis
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781332124039
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Vendeur : PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Royaume-Uni
PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781332124039
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Vendeur : Buchpark, Trebbin, Allemagne
Etat : Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. N° de réf. du vendeur 26058190/1
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