Author: Charles A. McDonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595712196
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Eastern French Frontier, 1754. The French and Indian War is about to begin. The War Trail is a rich and electrifying account of one early American coping with the new world. Wolfgang Steiner is a young German Redemptioner hired out to the Ohio Company as a hunter. He finds himself stranded in the wilderness and pursued relentlessly by the Iroquois. He crosses the brutal Northwest Frontier into French, then Spanish and Indian-dominated lands of North America. In the midst of his pursuit for freedom, he finds companionship with a young wolf. The plot complicates with the appearance of a mysterious and feared Algonquin Indian woman, Dark Moon, a medicine woman and sorceress. Wolfgang and Dark Moon journey in rough stages, trying to elude the creeping encroachment of other tribes allied with the French. Told with brilliant historical accuracy, this is a harrowing tale of hardship and courage in early America as it was. Those looking for the right blend of drama and realistic detail will find this novel an exciting read.
The War Trail
Author: Charles A. McDonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595712196
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Eastern French Frontier, 1754. The French and Indian War is about to begin. The War Trail is a rich and electrifying account of one early American coping with the new world. Wolfgang Steiner is a young German Redemptioner hired out to the Ohio Company as a hunter. He finds himself stranded in the wilderness and pursued relentlessly by the Iroquois. He crosses the brutal Northwest Frontier into French, then Spanish and Indian-dominated lands of North America. In the midst of his pursuit for freedom, he finds companionship with a young wolf. The plot complicates with the appearance of a mysterious and feared Algonquin Indian woman, Dark Moon, a medicine woman and sorceress. Wolfgang and Dark Moon journey in rough stages, trying to elude the creeping encroachment of other tribes allied with the French. Told with brilliant historical accuracy, this is a harrowing tale of hardship and courage in early America as it was. Those looking for the right blend of drama and realistic detail will find this novel an exciting read.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781595712196
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Eastern French Frontier, 1754. The French and Indian War is about to begin. The War Trail is a rich and electrifying account of one early American coping with the new world. Wolfgang Steiner is a young German Redemptioner hired out to the Ohio Company as a hunter. He finds himself stranded in the wilderness and pursued relentlessly by the Iroquois. He crosses the brutal Northwest Frontier into French, then Spanish and Indian-dominated lands of North America. In the midst of his pursuit for freedom, he finds companionship with a young wolf. The plot complicates with the appearance of a mysterious and feared Algonquin Indian woman, Dark Moon, a medicine woman and sorceress. Wolfgang and Dark Moon journey in rough stages, trying to elude the creeping encroachment of other tribes allied with the French. Told with brilliant historical accuracy, this is a harrowing tale of hardship and courage in early America as it was. Those looking for the right blend of drama and realistic detail will find this novel an exciting read.
Civil War Battlefields
Author: David T. Gilbert
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0847859126
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life. From the “First Battle of Bull Run” to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House four years later, this book celebrates the history and scenic beauty of these hallowed grounds in a large-format, beautifully produced volume. Explore more than thirty Civil War battlefields— from Antietam to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg to Shiloh—including the first five national battlefield parks preserved by veterans in the 1890s. Each battlefield features extensive photos of the key sites and monuments, as well as beautiful landscapes and historic archival photography. The essays enable the reader to understand each battlefield from a strategic perspective—its topography, geography, and military value—the battle’s seminal moments, and its historical significance, and guide the reader on how best to tour the grounds on foot. With maps, rarely seen archival photos, and stunning contemporary photography, this photo- and information-packed book is an inspirational bucket list for Civil War and history buffs, as well as those who wish to walk in the literal boot steps of American history.
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
ISBN: 0847859126
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Walk in the footsteps of history with this stunning volume that brings more than thirty Civil War battlefields to life. From the “First Battle of Bull Run” to Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House four years later, this book celebrates the history and scenic beauty of these hallowed grounds in a large-format, beautifully produced volume. Explore more than thirty Civil War battlefields— from Antietam to Chancellorsville, Gettysburg to Shiloh—including the first five national battlefield parks preserved by veterans in the 1890s. Each battlefield features extensive photos of the key sites and monuments, as well as beautiful landscapes and historic archival photography. The essays enable the reader to understand each battlefield from a strategic perspective—its topography, geography, and military value—the battle’s seminal moments, and its historical significance, and guide the reader on how best to tour the grounds on foot. With maps, rarely seen archival photos, and stunning contemporary photography, this photo- and information-packed book is an inspirational bucket list for Civil War and history buffs, as well as those who wish to walk in the literal boot steps of American history.
Hiking Through History
Author: Leanna Joyner
Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference
ISBN: 9781889386942
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hiking through History: Civil Wars Sites on the Appalachian Trail
Publisher: Appalachian Trail Conference
ISBN: 9781889386942
Category : Hiking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hiking through History: Civil Wars Sites on the Appalachian Trail
Henry Knox and the Revolutionary War Trail in Western Massachusetts
Author: Bernard A. Drew
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor, a settlement trail, and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare, this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor, a settlement trail, and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare, this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.
The war-trail; or, The hunt of the wild horse
Cold Mountain
Author: Charles Frazier
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A wounded Confederate soldier treks across the ruins of America in this National Book Award–winning novel: “A stirring Civil War tale told with epic sweep.” —People Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His journey across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. Meanwhile, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father’s derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
ISBN: 0802197175
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
A wounded Confederate soldier treks across the ruins of America in this National Book Award–winning novel: “A stirring Civil War tale told with epic sweep.” —People Sorely wounded and fatally disillusioned in the fighting at Petersburg, a Confederate soldier named Inman decides to walk back to his home in the Blue Ridge mountains to Ada, the woman he loves. His journey across the disintegrating South brings him into intimate and sometimes lethal converse with slaves and marauders, bounty hunters and witches, both helpful and malign. Meanwhile, the intrepid Ada is trying to revive her father’s derelict farm and learning to survive in a world where the old certainties have been swept away. As it interweaves their stories, Cold Mountain asserts itself as an authentic odyssey, hugely powerful, majestically lovely, and keenly moving.
National Geographic the Civil War
Author: National Geographic
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426214898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Published in association with the Blue & Gray Education Society.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426214898
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Published in association with the Blue & Gray Education Society.
Walking with Spring
Author: Earl Victor Shaffer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780917953842
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author's account of his four-month hike in 1948 of the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780917953842
Category : Appalachian Trail
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The author's account of his four-month hike in 1948 of the entire length of the Appalachian Trail.
A Guide to New Jersey's Revolutionary War Trail
Author: Mark Di Ionno
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Listing more than 350 historic sites throughout the state, this book is the most complete guide ever to the Revolutionary War in the Garden State.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813527703
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Listing more than 350 historic sites throughout the state, this book is the most complete guide ever to the Revolutionary War in the Garden State.
The War-Trail Fort
Author: James Willard Schultz
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
"Adventures of Thomas Fox and Pitamakan" AUTHOR described the life and adventures of his two close friends Thomas Fox and the great chief Pitamakan (Running Eagle). In this book Schultz colors their joint adventures in the American West. Contents: A Company Dissolves and a New Venture Starts A Hostile Tribe Leaves Footprints Far Thunder Rids the Plains of a Rascal The Steamboat Refuses to Stop Two Crows Raise Their Right Hands Abbott Fires Into a Clump of Sagebrush Lame Wolf Prays to His Raven The Mandans Sing Their Victory Song Big Lake Calls a Council The River Takes Its Toll
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
"Adventures of Thomas Fox and Pitamakan" AUTHOR described the life and adventures of his two close friends Thomas Fox and the great chief Pitamakan (Running Eagle). In this book Schultz colors their joint adventures in the American West. Contents: A Company Dissolves and a New Venture Starts A Hostile Tribe Leaves Footprints Far Thunder Rids the Plains of a Rascal The Steamboat Refuses to Stop Two Crows Raise Their Right Hands Abbott Fires Into a Clump of Sagebrush Lame Wolf Prays to His Raven The Mandans Sing Their Victory Song Big Lake Calls a Council The River Takes Its Toll