The Rampaging Frontier: Manners and Humors of Pioneer Days in the South and the Middle West

by Thomas D. Clark

The Rampaging Frontier (Manners and Humors of Pioneer Days in the South and the Middle West) Paperback – January 1, 1964

350 pages, Hardcover

First published February 18, 1976

About the author

Thomas Dionysius Clark (July 14, 1903 – June 28, 2005) was an American historian. Clark saved from destruction a large portion of Kentucky's printed history, which later became a core body of documents in the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Often referred to as the "Dean of Historians" Clark is best known for his 1937 work, A History of Kentucky. Clark was named Historian Laureate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1991.

Reviews

[Pat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy to read social history of the early frontier, including many tall tales.