Arts and Sciences on the Early American Frontier
Arts and Sciences on the Early American Frontier (Article begins on page 2 below.) This article is copyrighted by History Nebraska (formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society). You may download it for your personal use. For permission to re-use materials, or for photo ordering information, see: https://history.nebraska.gov/publications/re-use-nshs-materials Learn more about Nebraska History (and search articles) here: https://history.nebraska.gov/publications/nebraska-history-magazine History Nebraska members receive four issues of Nebraska History annually: https://history.nebraska.gov/get-involved/membership Full Citation: Thomas D Clark, “Arts and Sciences on the Early American Frontier,” Nebraska History 37 (1956): 247-268 Article Summary: American pioneers were determined to maintain their European and British cultural heritage. Newspapers, books, periodicals, and paintings produced on the frontier brought that heritage to new audiences. Cataloging Information: Publishers / Writers: John Scull (Pittsburgh Gazette), John and Fielding Bradford (Kentucke Gazette), Daniel Bradford (Medley, or Monthly Miscellany), Timothy Flint (Western Magazine and Review), James Hall (Illinois Monthly Magazine), William Littell (Festoons of Fancy), David Crockett, Joseph M Field (The Drama in Pokerville), John S Robb (Streaks of Squatter Life), William T Porter (The Spirit of the Times), Pierre-Jean De Smet, Humphrey Marshall, John Reynolds, Thomas Ford Artists: Matthew Harris Jouett, Thomas Worthington Whittredge, George Caleb Bingham, John Banvard, George Catlin, Charles Bodmer Scientists / Ethnologists: Gerard Troost, David Dale Owen, John Bradbury, John J Audubon, Thomas Say, Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied Educator: William Holmes McGuffey (McGuffey Readers) Keywords: Transylvania University Photographs / Images: cover of McGuffey’s New Second Eclectic Reader ARTS AND SCIENCES ON THE EARLY AlVIERICAN FRONTIER BY THOMAS D.
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