Flatboatmen of the frontier (Ohio Valley farmers : 1790-1820)

Duration: 0:11:15

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films Inc.: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Shows that the early settlers of the Ohio Valley were "farmer boatmen" through their dependence on the soil for livelihood and on the rivers for transportation. Includes the valley agricultural economy, frontier homes and domestic activities, flatboat building and loading, the trip down-river to market, frontier personalities, speech, and music., Shows that the early settlers of the Ohio Valley were "farmer boatmen" through their dependence on the soil for livelihood and on the rivers for transportation. Includes the valley agricultural economy, frontier homes and domestic activities, flatboat building and loading, the trip down-river to market, frontier personalities, speech, and music.

Complete Record: , Shows that the early settlers of the Ohio Valley were "farmer boatmen" through their dependence on the soil for livelihood and on the rivers for transportation. Includes the valley agricultural economy, frontier homes and domestic activities, flatboat building and loading, the trip down-river to market, frontier personalities, speech, and music.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.

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