Case study of town development in 14 agricultural counties of North Dakota from their origins at the beginning of white settlement up to ca. 1920. Railroads played the major role in settlement process and morphology. - (D. W. Gade).
Delineates the zone in the Midwest settled by people born in New York and New England. These origins help to explain religion and politics today in those areas. - (D. W. Gade).