Author: Hiram Williams BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Old
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Historic Notes on the Northwest
Author: Hiram Williams BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Northwest, Old
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Historic Notes on the Northwest
Author: H. W. BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781332138043
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Excerpt from Historic Notes on the Northwest: Gleaned From Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-Way Sources In the following pages the writer has limited himself, for the most part, to the territory watered by the Illinois, the St. Joseph of Lake Michigan, the Maumee and the Wabash rivers. He has chosen to do so to the end that the early history of the country treated of might be the more fully considered. The topographical features of, and the military and civil events occurring in, localities beyond these limits have been noticed only in so far as they are directly connected with, or tend to illustrate the field occupied. It has been an aim of the writer to perpetuate the history of the relations which the discovery and early commerce of the northwest has sustained to its peculiar topographical features. Nature made the routes and pointed out the means of our inland communication. The first explorations of the northwest were made by way of the lakes, the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, the St. Josephs of Lake Michigan, the Illinois River and Chicago Creek, the Maumee and the Wabash and their connecting portages. These were also the routes by which the first commerce was carried on. Formerly the country was a wilderness of forests and prairies, and the abode of wild animals and the wild men who hunted them for their furs and skins, which were the only commodities for export. In the progress of time the fur-bearing animals and the Indians have disappeared. The wilderness has been subdued, and the products of its cultivated fields now find their way to the marts of Europe. The canoe which carried the furs and peltries to tide water gave way to the canal boat, and the canal boat has been supplanted by the steamer and the railway car. The routes have always remained essentially the same. They have merely been enlarged and perfected from time to time, to meet the ever-increasing demands of the west in the successive stages of its development. The country drained by the rivers we have named is rich in the poesy and romance of history, reaching back nearly two centuries in the past, where the outlines of written records fade away in the twilight and charm tradition. By the routes we have named came the Jesuit Fathers, with crucifix and altar, bearing the truths of Christianity to distant and savage tribes. Along these routes passed the Coureurs-de-bois and the Voyageurs, - gay and happy sons of France - with knives, guns, blankets and trinkets to exchange with the Indians for products of the chase. Following the traders came French colonists, who, on their way from Canada to Louisiana, passed up the Maumee and down the Wabash, nearly three-quarters of a century before the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed. Along these streams were the villages of the most powerful Indian confederacies. It was but natural that they should defend their country against the encroachment of another race; and the strife between the two for its possession furnishes material for many thrilling events in its history. In treating of the Indians, the writer has had no theories to advocate or morbid sentiments to gratify; he has only quoted what he has found in volumes regarded as standard authorities, without prejudice in favor or against this people. They have given away before an inexorable law, the severity of which could have been only modified at best. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
Historic Notes on the Northwest
Author: Hiram Williams BeckwithPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781358918636
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned From Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts . . . and Other . . . Sources
Author: H[iram] W [From Old Catalog] BeckwithPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019879634
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Drawing on a wide range of historical sources, this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the history of the American Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The book includes detailed descriptions of early settlements, indigenous peoples, and key historical events, providing a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
HISTORIC NOTES ON THE NORTHWES
Author: H[iram] W. BeckwithPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781363263363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
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Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts ... and Other ... Sources - Primary Source Edition
Author: H[Iram] W. [From Old Catalog] BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN: 9781295228829
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Women in Pacific Northwest History
Author: Karen J. BlairPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295805803
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This new edition of Karen Blair’s popular anthology originally published in 1989 includes thirteen essays, eight of which are new. Together they suggest the wide spectrum of women’s experiences that make up a vital part of Northwest history.
Notes on the Early Settlement of the North-western Territory
Author: Jacob BurnetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
The Pioneers
Author: David McCulloughPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1501168681
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story—the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would come to define our country. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler’s son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent pioneer in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as floods, fires, wolves and bears, no roads or bridges, no guarantees of any sort, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough’s subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments. This is a revelatory and quintessentially American story, written with David McCullough’s signature narrative energy.
History of Fayette County
Author: R. S. DillsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fayette County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 1064
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