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Book

Pathways to the Old Northwest : an observance of the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance : proceedings of a conference held at Franklin College of Indiana, July 10-11, 1987.

Call Number

  • H 977 F834 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Indianapolis : Indiana Historical Society, 1988.

Physical Description

93p. ; 23cm.

Notes

Conducted by Franklin College in cooperation with the Indiana Historical Society.

Contents

  • Introduction / Ralph D. Gray
  • The constitution for an empire of liberty / Paul Finkelman
  • Iroquois, French, British : imperial rivalry in the Ohio Valley / William J. Eccles
  • The collapse of the Ohio River barrier : conflict and negotiation in the Old Northwest, 1763-1787 / Reginald Horsman
  • The governor vs. the judges / Patrick J. Furlong
  • The origins of politics in the Old Northwest / Andrew R.L. Cayton
  • Diversity and union in the Old Northwest, 1790-1840 / Malcolm J. Rohrbough.

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