Frontier folkways
(Book)

"What happens to men's customs and social institutions when they move to the frontier? This study of nine societies... points to conclusions respecting the effect of the frontier experiences on civilizations."--dust cover. A revision of the author's thesis, Yale University. Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-288) and index. The Massachsetts Bay frontier (1629-1650) -- The French along the Saint Lawrence (1660-1698) -- New Zealand, a frontier founded upon a theory (1839-1857) -- Portuguese settlement plantation frontier in Bahia (1549-1580) -- The frontier of the pastoral Bãirs in Transvaal (1835-1899) -- Two frontiers in Australia (1787-1840) -- The Dutch exploitative frontier in Java -- Economic adjustments on Spanish frontiers -- Characteristic phases of frontier life in America.