Citizens More Than Soldiers: The Kentucky Militia and Society in the Early RepublicHistorians depict nineteenth-century militiamen as drunken buffoons who poked each other with cornstalk weapons, and inevitably shot their commander in the backside. This book demonstrates that, to the contrary, militia remained an active civil institution in early nineteenth century, affecting era's social, political, and economic transitions. |
Contents
| 1 | |
2 The Hunters of Kentucky | 9 |
3 Public Gatherings and Social Order | 20 |
4 Stability and Security in a Time of Transition | 48 |
5 Proponents of Democracy and Partisanship | 66 |
6 A Refuge of Manhood | 98 |
7 Fighters Protectors and Men | 128 |
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Citizens More Than Soldiers: The Kentucky Militia and Society in the Early ... Harry S. Laver No preview available - 2007 |
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