Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Yankees in Exile
Chapter 2: Yankee New York
Chapter 3: Rufus Putnam: Founder and Father of Ohio
Chapter 4: The Promised Land of the Connecticut Western Reserve
Chapter 5: Michigan
Chapter 6: Illinois
Chapter 7: Wisconsin
Chapter 8: Minnesota: The New England of the West
Chapter 9: Missouri
Chapter 10: Kansas and Nebraska
Chapter 11: Iowa and the Dakotas
Chapter 12: California and the Gold Rush
Chapter 13: Pacific Northwest
Chapter 14: Yankees in the South
Chapter 15: Yankees Abroad: Rum, Slaves, and Opium
Chapter 16: Hawaii
Chapter 17: Land Speculation and Railroads
Chapter 18: Spreading the Word
Chapter 19: New England Loses its Industries
Chapter 20: Those Who Stayed Behind
Chapter 21: Brahmins of the West

About the Author

Chaim M. Rosenberg is author of The Life and Times of Francis Cabot Lowell, 1775–1817.

Reviews

Americans have been on the move throughout their history. In this book we learn how the people of New England moved into the far reaches of the North American continent, shaping its politics and institutions. Full of colorful characters, this book is a fascinating perspective on three hundred years of history.
*Sven Beckert, Harvard University*

Those of New England Puritan ancestry played an outsized role in the development of the United States. Rosenberg's meticulously researched work reminds us just how influential Yankees were in establishing the political, educational, and economic institutions of communities large and small, from Ohio to Oregon, Canada to Hawaii. His work charts the influence of key New England individuals as they moved west and south, defined the nation's literature and politics, and developed its economy. We glimpse the fate of illustrious families as each generation pushed further into new territories, planting their culture in new environments, shaping the broad contours of America in ways largely unchanged by subsequent immigrants. A fascinating odyssey.
*Eric Kaufmann, Birkbeck, University of London*

This is a panoramic view of the Yankee diaspora from New England and its impact on the evolution of communities in every region of the United States. It throws new light on the history of internal migration as a unifying force in the building of the American nation and its institutions.
*Reed Ueda, Tufts University*