Download or read book Croghan s War written by Jack Wallace and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-12-29 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1742, and a penniless twenty-year-old arrives in the Northwest Territory. A wild man in the midst of a wild country, George Croghan is the first trader to venture deep into French territory, startling the Seneca Indians with his courage. As he enters a village on the Cuyahoga carrying a variety of goods on his horses, he soon wins over the Indians with his entertaining Irish stories and easygoing, friendly manner. Instead of killing him, the Senecas build him a trading cabin inside their village where he soon becomes immersed in their daily lives and struggles. Now a part of the tribe, Croghan summons the help of the Hurons, Miamis, and the Senecas, to drive the French traders out of their territory. As the chaos of the French and Indian War swirls around him, Croghan strategizes with the Indians and takes an incredible personal journey that eventually leads to the Massacre at Fort Dearborn in 1812. Croghans War weaves genuine history around a compelling tale rich in Indian culture, a family tragedy, and a fierce battle that decided the fate of its innocent victims.
Download or read book George Rogers Clark and William Croghan written by Gwynne Tuell Potts and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dual biography focuses on the lives of two very different men who fought for and settled the American West and whose vision secured the old Northwest Territory for the new nation. The two represented contrasting American experiences: famed military leader George Rogers Clark was from the Virginia planter class. William Croghan was an Irish immigrant with tight family ties to the British in America. Yet their lives would intersect in ways that would make independence and western settlement possible. The war experiences of Clark and Croghan epitomize the American course of the Revolution. Croghan fought in the Revolutionary War at Trenton and spent the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge with George Washington and LaFayette before being taken prisoner at Charleston. Clark, known as the "Hannibal of the West," was famous for his victorious Illinois campaign against the British and as an Indian fighter. Following the war, Croghan became Clark's deputy surveyor of military lands for the Virginia State Line, enabling him to acquire some 54,000 acres on the edge of the American frontier. Croghan's marriage to Lucy Clark, George Rogers Clark's sister, solidified his position in society. Clark, however, was regularly called by Virginia and the federal government to secure peace in the Ohio River Valley, leading to his financial ruin and emotional decline. Croghan remained at Clark's side throughout it all, even as he prospered in the new world they had fought to create, while Clark languished. These men nevertheless worked and eventually lived together, bound by the familial connections they shared and a political ideology honed by the Revolution.
Download or read book Letters and other writings 1769 1836 written by James Madison and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book George Croghan written by Nicholas B. Wainwright and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Croghan--land speculator, Indian trader, and prominent Indian agent--was a man of fascinating, if dubious, character whose career epitomized the history of the West before the Revolution. This study is based on Croghan's long-lost personal papers that were found by the author in an old Philadelphia attic. Originally published in 1959. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Download or read book Journals of Conrad Weiser George Weiser George Croghan C F Post and Thomas Morris written by Reuben Gold Thwaites and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 1444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Download or read book Early Western Travels 1748 1846 Journals of Conrad Weiser 1748 George Croghan 1750 1765 Christian Frederick Post 1758 and Thomas Morris 1764 v 2 John Long s journal 1768 1782 v 3 Andr Michaux s travels into Kentucky 1793 96 Fran ois Andr Michaux s Travels west of Alleghany Mountains 1802 Thaddeus Mason Harris s Journal of a tour northwest of Alleghany Mountains 1803 v 4 Cuming s tour to the western country 1807 1809 v 5 Bradbbury s Travels in the interior of America 1809 1811 v 6 Brackenridge s Journal up the Missouri 1811 Franch re s voyage to Northwest coast 1811 1814 v 7 Ross s Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River 1810 1813 v 8 Buttrick s Voyages 1812 1819 Evans s Pedestrious tour 1818 v 9 Flint s Letters from America 1818 1820 v 10 Hulme s Journal 1818 19 Flower s Letters from Lexington and the Illinois 1819 Flower s Letters from the Illinois 1820 21 and Woods Two years residence 1820 21 v 11 Part written by Reuben Gold Thwaites and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Kentucky in the War of 1812 written by Anderson Chenault Quisenberry and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1969 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book-length treatment of Kentucky's participation in the War of 1812 includes accounts of Kentucky heroes at the major battles in the conflict, biographical notices, and records of service of many Kentuckians. With a new index.
Download or read book The Four track News written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon written by Jeremy Black and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War of 1812 is etched into American memory with the burning of the Capitol and the White House by British forces, The Star-Spangled Banner, and the decisive naval battle of New Orleans. Now a respected British military historian offers an international perspective on the conflict to better gauge its significance. In The War of 1812 in the Age of Napoleon, Jeremy Black provides a dramatic account of the war framed within a wider political and economic context than most American historians have previously considered. In his examination of events both diplomatic and military, Black especially focuses on the actions of the British, for whom the conflict was, he argues, a mere distraction from the Napoleonic War in Europe. Black describes parallels and contrasts to other military operations throughout the world. He stresses the domestic and international links between politics and military conflict; in particular, he describes how American political unease about a powerful executive and strong army undermined U.S. military efforts. He also offers new insights into the war in the West, amphibious operations, the effects of the British blockade, and how the conflict fit into British global strategy. For those who think the War of 1812 is a closed book, this volume brims with observations and insights that better situate this “American” war on the international stage.
Download or read book Colonial Wars of North America 1512 1763 Routledge Revivals written by Alan Gallay and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 923 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference resource that pulls together a vast amount of material on a rich historical era, presenting it in a balanced way that offers hard-to-find facts and detailed information. The volume was the first encyclopedic account of the United States' colonial military experience. It features 650 essays by more than 130 historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, geographers, and other scholarly experts on a variety of topics that cover all of colonial America's diverse peoples. In addition to wars, battles, and treaties, analytical essays explore the diplomatic and military history of over 50 Native American groups, as well as Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Swiss colonies. It's the first source to consult for the political activities of an Indian nation, the details about the disposition of forces in a battle, or the significance of a fort to its size, location, and strength. In addition to its reference capabilities, the book's detailed material has been, and will continue to be highly useful to students as a supplementary text and as a handy source for reporters and papers.
Download or read book Battles of the United States written by Henry Barton Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 618 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reports of Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania By H Binney Second Edition 1799 1814 written by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Choosing Sides on the Frontier in the American Revolution written by Walter S. Dunn Jr. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-09-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contrary to common understanding, in the backcountry at least, the American Revolution was fought over land rather than democratic ideals. In this book, historian Walter Dunn reveals the true nature of the conflicting interests on the frontier, demonstrating that the primary issues there, land and the fur trade, were, in fact, the basis of the conflict between the local colonists and Britain. Diverse Indian groups, wealthy land speculators, humbler settlers, fur traders, and the British government all had conflicting designs on the rich lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. The conflict on the frontier during the Revolution has been described as one of heroic settlers defending their farms against attacks by the British army, the Tories, and the Indians. In truth, the situation was far more complex. For many on the frontier, the primary motive for fighting was not defending farms, but acquiring vast tracts of land for later resale at enormous profit. Native Americans, in contrast, were motivated by the desire to retain control of their homeland, for without their hunting grounds and cornfields, they would starve. Going beyond accepted theory, Dunn explores why those on the frontier reacted to the conflict as they did. He demonstrates how the various economic groups were forced to decide whether they should side with Britain or the colonists or if possible remain neutral, and the forces that governed those choices. Finally, he reveals how the decisions made on the frontier during the Revolution had a lasting impact on the post-war situation in the West, delaying western expansion by nearly two decades.
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