by Malcolm J. Rohrbough. Softbound, 528 pages. 6" x 9". The first American frontier lay just beyond the Appalachian Mountains, where successive groups of pioneers built new societies and developed new institutions to cope with life in the wilderness. This is the dramatic story of the men and woomen from the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the frontier. Focus on the country, the town, the community, and the family as well as the politics and urbanization. Thirteen black and white photographs.