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Author:

Friedenberg, Daniel M.

Title:

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of land : the plunder of early America / Daniel M. Friedenberg.

Publisher:

Prometheus Books,

Copyright Date:

1992

Description:

423 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Land companies--History.
Land companies--England--History.
Land grants--History.
Land grants--Great Britain--History.--History.
Land tenure.
Public land sales--History.
Public land sales--Great Britain--History.--History.
United States--History--1783-1815.
United States--History--Colonial period, 1600-1775.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-407) and index.

Summary:

Examines the methods of acquiring and using land that developed in colonial America as a means to gain economic and political power.

ISBN:

9780879757229 (cloth : acidfree paper) :
0879757221 (cloth : acidfree paper) :

LCCN:

91042160

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

DAPG173 -- Mason City Public Library (Mason City)

PGAX715 -- Northwest Iowa Community College Library - Sheldon (Sheldon)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)