Frontier Goiás, 1822-1889This book examines the development of the state, the nation, and the economy on the far western frontier of Brazil during the period of the Brazilian Empire. The author argues that the province of Gois, although physically in the center of Brazil, was effectively the far edge of the Empire, thanks to poverty and poor communications. Gois thus provides a useful test case of the limits and effectiveness of nation building and state building and of