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ONE RIVER, ONE NATION: THE OHIO RIVER IN AN AMERICAN BORDERLAND, 1800-1850
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Bennett, Zachary Morgan
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Year and Degree
2013, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
Abstract
This thesis examines regional identity on the Ohio River, particularly in Cincinnati and Louisville, during the antebellum period. Connected by one of the most important transportation networks in the United States, cities along the Ohio River transcended the laws and cultural practices of their respective states to form a coherent “Western” regional identity. This thesis challenges the myth that people saw the Ohio River primarily as a border between slave and free states. Traffic along the Ohio River made the economic and social institutions of the towns on either bank similar, blurring the distinctions between slavery and free labor in the process. This riverine community saw themselves as Westerners more than members of the North or South. Experiences in this corner of the United States demonstrate that Americans, regardless of their state affiliation, were more than willing to profit from slavery if given the opportunity.
Committee
Cayton Andrew (Advisor)
McVety Amanda (Committee Member)
Seijas Tatiana (Committee Member)
Pages
76 p.
Subject Headings
Agronomy
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American History
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Black History
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History
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Labor Economics
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Labor Relations
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Law
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Urban Planning
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Bennett, Z. M. (2013).
ONE RIVER, ONE NATION: THE OHIO RIVER IN AN AMERICAN BORDERLAND, 1800-1850
[Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1371480537
APA Style (7th edition)
Bennett, Zachary.
ONE RIVER, ONE NATION: THE OHIO RIVER IN AN AMERICAN BORDERLAND, 1800-1850 .
2013. Miami University, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1371480537.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Bennett, Zachary. "ONE RIVER, ONE NATION: THE OHIO RIVER IN AN AMERICAN BORDERLAND, 1800-1850 ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1371480537
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ONE RIVER, ONE NATION: THE OHIO RIVER IN AN AMERICAN BORDERLAND, 1800-1850 by Zachary Morgan Bennett is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Based on a work at etd.ohiolink.edu.
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