From great wilderness to Seaway towns : a comparative history of Cornwall, Ontario, and Massena, New York, 1784-2001 /
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| Author / Creator: | Parham, Claire Puccia. |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2004. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 181 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11133330 |
| Summary: | From Great Wilderness to Seaway Towns adds a new dimension to the debate over the perceived differences between American and Canadian society. This fascinating case study examines two communities separated by the St. Lawrence River: Cornwall, Ontario, and Massena, New York, from the end of the Revolutionary War to the present. Moving from the struggles of early settlers to industrialization and beyond, Claire Puccia Parham chronicles how the residents of both areas created similar social, political, and economic institutions because of their peripheral locations in a capitalist world system and their inherent congregational and democratic values. These distinctive views often brought them into conflict with national leaders. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, 181 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-172) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417575816 9781417575817 9780791459812 0791459810 9780791485675 0791485676 0791459829 |