1. Upland Journeys
Difficulty of exploration/absence of maps
Use of rivers for limited exploration
Use of small boats on rivers, coast
Early idea of canals to extend rivers/bypass rapids
2. Early Journeys
Blands expedition in 1650
Lederer expedition
Ohio/Mississippi country
3. Emerging character of the backcountry
Lowland/upland contrast
Diversity of upland products
Importance of the fur trade
4. Population of the back country
Growing rapidly
Non-English and diverse
Infiltrating remote niches
5. Lateral vs. Cross migration
Hypothesis of lateral migration
Rivers/mountains and "cross" migration
Diagonal flow from Pennsylvania
Tennessee as a mixing area
6. Tracking groups
Several European languages in use
Religious diversity
Points of origin in Europe
Points of entry in America
7. Mateial Culture as a signature of diversity
Weapons, tools, techniques
Concept of a material culture "hearth"
Houses/house construction/typologies
8. Log Construction in America
Log construction typology
Scandanavian/Germanic log structures
Importance of Delaware Valley hearth
Log type distribution and cross migration
9. I-houses
I-house name, derivation
Basic I-house pattern
I-house distribution