Beschreibung:
Only as regional commercial concerns gave way to statewide industrial concerns, and as artificial transportation networks such as canals and railroads supplanted the river, did those living to the north define the Ohio as a boundary.
Preliminary Table of Contents:AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I: Across the Mountains1.Claiming Space2.Planting a PlacePart II: The Western Country3.Creating a Subregional Hub4.Connecting East and West5.The Dimensions of Riverine Economy6.The Western CountryPart III: The Buckeye State7.Ohio's Economy Transformed8.A New Sense of PlaceConclusionAbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIndex