{"product_id":"yankee-colonies-across-america-9781498519830","title":"Yankee Colonies across America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe arrival in 1620 of the Mayflower and Puritan migration occupy the first pages of the history of colonial America. Less known is the exodus from New England, a century and a half later, of their Yankee descendants. Yankees engaged in whaling and the China Trade, and settled in Canada, the American South, and Hawaii. Between 1786 and 1850, some 800,000 Yankees left their exhausted New England farms and villages for New York State, the Northwest Territory and all the way to the West Coast. With missionary zeal the Yankees planted their institutions, culture and values deep into the rich soil of the Western frontier. They built orderly farming communities and towns, complete with church, library, school and university. Yankee values of self-labor, temperance, moral rectitude, respect for the law, democratic town government, and enterprise helped form the American character. New England was the hotbed of reform movements. Yankee-inspired religious movements spread across the nation and \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmericans have been on the move throughout their history. In this book we learn how the people of New England moved into the far reaches of the North American continent, shaping its politics and institutions. Full of colorful characters, this book is a fascinating perspective on three hundred years of history. -- Sven Beckert, Harvard University\u003cbr\u003eThose of New England Puritan ancestry played an outsized role in the development of the United States. Rosenberg's meticulously researched work reminds us just how influential Yankees were in establishing the political, educational, and economic institutions of communities large and small, from Ohio to Oregon, Canada to Hawaii. His work charts the influence of key New England individuals as they moved west and south, defined the nation's literature and politics, and developed its economy. We glimpse the fate of illustrious families as each generation pushed further into new territories, planting their culture in new environments, shaping the broad contours of America in ways largely unchanged by subsequent immigrants. A fascinating odyssey. -- Eric Kaufmann, Birkbeck, University of London\u003cbr\u003eThis is a panoramic view of the Yankee diaspora from New England and its impact on the evolution of communities in every region of the United States.  It throws new light on the history of internal migration as a unifying force in the building of the American nation and its institutions. -- Reed Ueda, Tufts University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: Yankees in Exile Chapter 2: Yankee New York Chapter 3: Rufus Putnam: Founder and Father of Ohio Chapter 4: The Promised Land of the Connecticut Western Reserve Chapter 5: Michigan Chapter 6: Illinois Chapter 7: Wisconsin Chapter 8: Minnesota: The New England of the West Chapter 9: Missouri Chapter 10: Kansas and Nebraska Chapter 11: Iowa and the Dakotas Chapter 12: California and the Gold Rush Chapter 13: Pacific Northwest Chapter 14: Yankees in the South Chapter 15: Yankees Abroad: Rum, Slaves, and Opium Chapter 16: Hawaii Chapter 17: Land Speculation and Railroads Chapter 18: Spreading the Word Chapter 19: New England Loses its Industries Chapter 20: Those Who Stayed Behind Chapter 21: Brahmins of the West","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040670515543,"sku":"9781498519830","price":99.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/yankee-colonies-across-america-9781498519830","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}