Author: William Warren RogersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780813008325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Early Exploration to World War II.
Author: William Warren RogersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780813008325
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Outposts on the Gulf
Author: William Warren RogersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780813060293
Category : Apalachicola (Fla.)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Traces and documents the economic, social, and political emergence of the Gulf coast port of Apalachicola and its pristine barrier island, Saint George.
The Encyclopedia of North American Colonial Conflicts to 1775: A-K
Author: Publisher: HarperCollins Christian Publishing
ISBN: 1418560642
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 1949
Book Description
"Covers all major wars and conflicts in North America from the late-15th to mid-18th centuries, with discussions of key battles, diplomatic efforts, military technologies, and strategies and tactics ... [E]xplores the context for conflict, with essays on competing colonial powers, every major Native American tribe, all important political and military leaders, and a range of social and cultural issues."--Publisher's Web site.
The Fortnightly
Author: The Fortnightly Review
Author: Masters of the Middle Waters
Author: Jacob F. LeePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674239784
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
A riveting account of the conquest of the vast American heartland that offers a vital reconsideration of the relationship between Native Americans and European colonists, and the pivotal role of the mighty Mississippi. America’s waterways were once the superhighways of travel and communication. Cutting a central line across the landscape, with tributaries connecting the South to the Great Plains and the Great Lakes, the Mississippi River meant wealth, knowledge, and power for those who could master it. In this ambitious and elegantly written account of the conquest of the West, Jacob Lee offers a new understanding of early America based on the long history of warfare and resistance in the Mississippi River valley. Lee traces the Native kinship ties that determined which nations rose and fell in the period before the Illinois became dominant. With a complex network of allies stretching from Lake Superior to Arkansas, the Illinois were at the height of their power in 1673 when the first French explorers—fur trader Louis Jolliet and Jesuit priest Jacques Marquette—made their way down the Mississippi. Over the next century, a succession of European empires claimed parts of the midcontinent, but they all faced the challenge of navigating Native alliances and social structures that had existed for centuries. When American settlers claimed the region in the early nineteenth century, they overturned 150 years of interaction between Indians and Europeans. Masters of the Middle Waters shows that the Mississippi and its tributaries were never simply a backdrop to unfolding events. We cannot understand the trajectory of early America without taking into account the vast heartland and its waterways, which advanced and thwarted the aspirations of Native nations, European imperialists, and American settlers alike.
The Twilight War
Author: David CristPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014312367X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
"An important and timely book that should be required reading for anyone interested in understanding how the United States and Iran went from close allies to enduring enemies." -The Washington Post "Deserves a spot on the short list of must-read books on United States-Iran relations." -The New York Times The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran. The United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war since the 1970s. This conflict has frustrated multiple American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations to the brink of open warfare. Drawing upon unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several U.S. administrations, David Crist, a senior historian in the federal government, breaks new ground on virtually every page of The Twilight War. From the Iranian Revolution to secret negotiations between Iran and the United States after 9/11, from Iran’s nuclear program to the secretive and deadly role of Qasem Soleimani, Crist brings vital new depth to our understanding of “the Iran problem”—and what the future of this tense relationship may bring.
Indians and British Outposts in Eighteenth-century America
Author: Daniel Patrick IngramPublisher:
ISBN: 9780813037974
Category : Fortification
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This study of the cultural and military importance of British forts in the colonial era explains how these forts served as communities in Indian country more than as bastions of British imperial power. Their security depended on maintaining good relations with the local Native Americans, who incorporated the forts into their economic and social life as well as into their strategies.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and FisheriesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1958
Book Description
Author: Clare McDonnell