Description: Frank and Crothers have gathered ten essays to explore the newer, more capacious applications of borderlands study, with a particular emphasis on the Ohio Valley--which, in its own uneasy placement between the traditional north/south sectional divide, becomes a case study in what can be gained by placing the borderlands concept at the center of inquiry. By crossing geographic, chronological, and methodological boundaries, the volume shows various ways the borderlands concept can enhance scholars' understanding of political, cultural, religious, and racial interactions throughout North America.
Brief description: A. Glenn Crothers, associate professor of history at the University of Louisville, is the author of Quakers Living in the Lion's Mouth: The Society of Friends in Northern Virginia, 1730-1865.
Review Quotes: "This important collection of essays reveals new insights and asks potentially fruitful questions about borderland spaces between 1500 and 1850. . . Essential."--Choice "An important collection. . . . Borderland Narratives will continue to push historians to reevaluate and question our assumptions about the crossroads of life in #vastearlyamerica."--H-Net Reviews "An impressive volume that aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the past, present, and future of borderlands scholarship."--Journal of Southern History "Frank and Crothers argue in favor of a more expansive definition of 'borderlands.' . . . The analytics of boundaries, whether physical, geographical, ethnic, legal, temporal, or gender-based, can definitely benefit from the techniques employed by these contributors."--H-AmIndian