{"product_id":"homesteading-the-plains-richard-edwards-9780803296794","title":"Homesteading the Plains: Toward a New History","description":"\u003cp\u003e2018 Nebraska Book Award \u003cbr\u003e 2018 Outstanding Academic Title, selected by \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomesteading the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e offers a bold new look at the history of homesteading, overturning what for decades has been the orthodox scholarly view. The authors begin by noting the striking disparity between the public's perception of homesteading as a cherished part of our national narrative and most scholars' harshly negative and dismissive treatment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomesteading the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e reexamines old data and draws from newly available digitized records to reassess the current interpretation's four principal tenets: homesteading was a minor factor in farm formation, with most Western farmers purchasing their land; most homesteaders failed to prove up their claims; the homesteading process was rife with corruption and fraud; and homesteading caused Indian land dispossession. Using data instead of anecdotes and focusing mainly on the nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eHomesteading the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that the first three tenets are wrong and the fourth only partially true. In short, the public's perception of homesteading is perhaps more accurate than the one scholars have constructed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomesteading the Plains\u003c\/i\u003e provides the basis for an understanding of homesteading that is startlingly different from current scholarly orthodoxy.\u003cb\u003ePurchase the audio edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Edwards, Jacob K. Friefeld, Rebecca S. Wingo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803296797\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803296794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018","brand":"Richard Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926200516863,"sku":"9780803296794","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_05f6a7ad-3429-42a4-91bd-e6fdeb3d15de.jpg?v=1681081755","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/homesteading-the-plains-richard-edwards-9780803296794","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}