Life On The Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860

1951 travel book by James A. Frost
9780231918206OCLC988185144

Life on the Upper Susquehanna, 1783-1860 is the history of the Upper Susquehanna River authored by James A. Frost, an American historian and university president, in the year 1951.[1] The book offers a succinct historical account of the Upper Susquehanna Valley from the conclusion of the American Revolution to the onset of the American Civil War.[2] It comprehensively delineates the social, political, economic, and cultural evolution from the frontier period to attaining a prosperous and stable community through a series of adaptations.[3]

Reception

William A. Russ Jr. offered a positive review for the Journal of American History. Russ praised Frost's exceptional portrayal of the transition from barbarism to settled community life in the Upper Susquehanna. Russ was particularly impressed with Frost's method of connecting local history with that of the state and nation, which effectively explained regional incidents and the impact of national events such as the Alien and Sedition Acts, Antimasonry, nativism, and Free Soilism.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ "In Old Otsego, New York's Year of History". The Daily Star (Oneonta). 11 August 1959. p. 14. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Life on the Upper Susquehanna, 1783-1860. OCLC 988185144. Retrieved 2015-03-27 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ "Local History Value Stressed By Professor". Press & Sun-Bulletin. 16 November 1949. p. 25. Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Russ, William (1951). "Journal of American History". p. 311-312. Archived from the original on 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024 – via Internet Archive.

External links

  • Life On The Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860, 1951 Internet Archive
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Textbooks
  • Life On The Upper Susquehanna 1783-1860 (1951)
  • A Short History of New York State (1957)
  • A History of New York State (1967)
  • A History of the United States: The Evolution of a Free People (1969)
  • New York, the Empire State (1979)
Biographies
  • Life with Elsie (2006)
Related
  • The Social Studies in the Public Secondary Schools of Cleveland, 1846 -1915 (1941)
  • Cherry Valley, New York (1959)
  • Cooperstown, New York (1959)
  • County and Borough of Richmond, New York (1959)
  • The Home Front In New York During The Civil War (1961)
  • The Establishment of the Connecticut State University, 1965-85, Notes and Reminiscences (1991)
  • The Country Club of Farmington, 1892-1995 (1996)
Family
  • Elsie Lorenz Frost (wife)
  • Harry Arthur Frost (father)
  • Janet Wilson Frost (mother)
  • Janet Frost (daughter)