The brittle thread of life backcountry people make a place for themselves in early America /

Williams, Mark, 1948-

The brittle thread of life backcountry people make a place for themselves in early America / [electronic resource] : Mark Williams. - New Haven : Yale University Press, c2009. - xi, 265 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Land settlement--History.--Connecticut--Granby (Town)
Social classes--History.--Connecticut--Granby (Town)
Rural poor--Social conditions.--Connecticut--Granby (Town)
Country life--Connecticut--Granby (Town)
Land settlement--History.--Massachusetts--Ashfield (Town)
Social classes--History.--Massachusetts--Ashfield (Town)
Rural poor--Social conditions.--Massachusetts--Ashfield (Town)
Country life--Massachusetts--Ashfield (Town)


Granby (Conn. : Town)--History.
Ashfield (Mass. : Town)--History.


Electronic books.

F104.G65 / W549 2009

974.6/2