The Burned-over District
| Author | : Whitney R. Cross |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 406 |
| Release | : 2015-05-15 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780801477003 |
| ISBN-10 | : 080147700X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Burned-over District by : Whitney R. Cross
Download or read book The Burned-over District written by Whitney R. Cross and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first half of the nineteenth century the wooded hills and the valleys of western New York State were swept by fires of the spirit. The fervent religiosity of the region caused historians to call it the "burned-over district."
