{"product_id":"9781566632973","title":"Scattered People An American Family Moves West","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScattered People\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn American Family Moves West\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGerald W. McFarland\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ United States \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis remarkable, innovative book portrays one of the great American experiences in microcosm. Gerald McFarland tells the story of U.S. westward expansion through the stories of his own ancestors-from their arrival in Massachusetts in 1630, through successive generations that moved west, at length reaching the West Coast in 1900. \"\u003ci\u003eA Scattered People\u003c\/i\u003e enriches the literature and reminds readers that most early Americans lived as the Hardemans and the Adairs and the Browns lived. This is the real American history.\"-\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e. \"The evocation of historical event through the microcosm of the individual life is moving....In these histories of ordinary men and women, McFarland discovers that 'few [Americans] actually rose from rags to riches.'\"-\u003ci\u003eJournal of American History\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Except for John Brown, who was a half brother of Mr. McFarland's great-great-grandmother, the people in this history are not famous, but, through the author's meticulous research, every one of them comes to life.\"-\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. \"Full of fascinating historical detail. It is especially valuable for the insight it provides into the way ordinary Americans of the 19th century experienced and confronted the issues and concerns of their time.\"-\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eGerald McFarland is a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has also written \u003ci\u003eThe “Counterfeit” Man: The True Story of the Boorn-Colvin Murder Case\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMugwumps, Morals and Politics, 1884-1920\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 February 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIvan R. Dee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781566632973\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669673279628,"sku":"9781566632973","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9c18156a-b77b-4428-bc73-d425945848e7.jpg?v=1785203462","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781566632973","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}