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)