R Douglas Hurt: 7 books

Celebrated as one of America's frontier heroes, Daniel Boone left a legacy that made the Boone name almost synonymous with frontier settlement. Nathan Boone, the youngest of Daniel's sons, played a vital role in American pioneering, following in much the same steps as his famous father. In Nathan...

In this comprehensive history, R. Douglas Hurt traces the decline and fall of agriculture in the Confederate States of America. The backbone of the southern economy, agriculture was a source of power that southerners believed would ensure their independence. But, season by season and year by year,...

The Ohio Frontier Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720–1830 R. Douglas Hurt "This exhaustively researched and well-written book provides a comprehensive history of Ohio from 1720 to 1830." —Journal of the Early Republic Nowhere on the American frontier was the clash of cultures...

Established by the Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862, America’s land-grant universities have had far-reaching influences on the United States and the world. Service as Mandate, Alan I Marcus’s second edited collection of insightful essays about land-grant universities, explores how these...

The Civil War has historically been viewed somewhat simplistically as a battle between the North and the South. Southern historians have broadened this viewpoint by revealing the “many Souths” that made up the Confederacy, but the “North” has remained largely undifferentiated as a geopolitical...

This book provides a perspective into the past that few students and historians of the Civil War have considered: agriculture during the Civil War as a key element of power. • Provides a succinct survey of agriculture in the North and South directly relating to the Civil War that considers...

This book provides a unique, thorough, and indispensable resource for anyone investigating the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl. • Provides readers easy access to important public documents located in the National Archives that discuss the causes and consequences of the Dust Bowl •...