{"product_id":"a-town-inbetween-9780812242362","title":"A Town InBetween","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Town In-Between\u003c\/i\u003e, Judith Ridner reveals the influential, turbulent past of a modest, quiet American community. Today Carlisle, Pennsylvania, nestled in the Susquehanna Valley, is far from the nation''s political and financial centers. In the eighteenth century, however, Carlisle and its residents stood not only at a geographical crossroads but also at the fulcrum of early American controversies. Located between East Coast settlement and the western frontier, Carlisle quickly became a mid-Atlantic hub, serving as a migration gateway to the southern and western interiors, a commercial way station in the colonial fur trade, a military staging and supply ground during the Seven Years'' War, American Revolution, and Whiskey Rebellion, and home to one of the first colleges in the United States, Dickinson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Town In-Between\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders the role early American towns and townspeople played in the development of the country''s interior. Focusing on the lives of the ambi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ridner creates a compelling portrait of the physical space of Carlisle, the economic and political activities of its residents, and the conflicting schemes and hopes of the people outside as well as inside the community. \u003ci\u003eA Town In-Between\u003c\/i\u003e conveys a rich sense of the texture of life in early America.\" * Daniel K. Richter, University of Pennsylvania *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Maps and Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Creating a Town In-Between\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Negotiating the Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. New Lines Drawn\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. War and Revolution\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Still In-Between\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Adapting to the Next Century\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405715906903,"sku":"9780812242362","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812242362.jpg?v=1730493379","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-town-inbetween-9780812242362","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}