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Why the Rush?: An Institutional Economic Analysis of Homesteading and the Settlement of the West

Why the Rush?: An Institutional Economic Analysis of Homesteading and the Settlement of the West

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Format: Hardback
Length: 376 pages
Publication date: 19 February 2026
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Homesteading was an almost existential policy that is mostly misunderstood. When seen as a means of transferring title, it is clearly inferior to land sales. However, it allowed both American and Canadian governments to establish sovereign control without the use of massive military efforts.

Weight: 718g
ISBN-13: 9781009684583

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