Author: Washington County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
The Founding of Marietta Following the American Revolution
Author: Washington County Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 13
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 Marietta
Author: Thomas Jefferson SummersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
History of Marietta (Classic Reprint)
Author: Thomas Jefferson SummersPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331046455
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Excerpt from History of Marietta Marietta historic and beautiful, the pioneer city of the Northwest Territory, the birthplace of western civilization, situate on two beautiful and scenic rivers of the United States. Feeling the need of a history of Marietta that would be convenient in size and arranged in an interesting and readable manner, the author has aimed to present such a work in the following pages. Its scope includes a region which geology reveals as prehistorically inhabited by an unknown people, followed, perhaps, by the Mound Builders, and later presented in history as occupied by the Indian, the predecessor of the white man. Following the advent of this race in the west is a chain of historic events which culminate in the first permanent settlement of the Northwest being planted at Marietta. The remainder of the book consists of a number of topical chapters describing the town and city in its different phases of life, with a history of each from its beginning in Marietta to the present time. In presenting this work to the public, due acknowledgment is made to the many persons who have furnished information on the subjects herein described, and for the use of the R. M. Stimson collection of the Marietta College library, which is rich in material on the early history of the Northwest. If by means of the following pages the reader becomes better acquainted with the early history of the Northwest Territory, and sees the important place that Marietta holds in the history of our country, and learns to honor and admire the historic city as it should be, the object of this publication is accomplished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution
Author: Ian BarnesPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136752714
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states. (from The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776) By the mid-1700s substantial differences in life, thought, and interests had developed between the British North American Colonies and the mother country. A distinctly American way of life was rapidly developing. In a few years a new nation would be born and the reverberations from the ensuing conflict would be felt throughout the Western world. Detailing the entire history of the struggle for independence, from Colonial governments to the early days of the American Republic, The Historical Atlas of the American Revolution uses full-color maps and vivid illustrations in two-page spreads to tell the story of the founding of the United States of America. The book focuses in large part on the land and sea battles of the Revolutionary War, but attention is also paid to the society at large and the international impact of the war for independence. Coverage includes: The French and Indian War George Washington in the West Native Americans before the War of Independence Lexington and Concord Saratoga Battle of the Chesapeake Battle of Guilford Courthouse Battle of Yorktown Spanish Operations in the South and West African Americans in the new republic The Constitution Foreign Policy after the War The Emergence of King Cotton This large, beautifully illustrated, historically authoritative book explores these momentous events in an eminently readable and visually stunning manner. The book's consulting editor, renowned historian Charles Royster, also contributes a foreword. Also includes 70 color maps and illustrations.
The Ninety-fifth Anniversary of the Settlement of Ohio, at Marietta
Author: Washington County Pioneer Association (Marietta, Ohio)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marietta (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: Ohio River
Author: Tim McNeesePublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438125208
Category : Ohio River
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
Describes the history of the Ohio River, including its origins, first peoples, European exploration, wars, commercial use and the river today.
General Rufus Putnam
Author: Robert Ernest HubbardPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476678626
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 243
Book Description
During the Revolutionary War, Rufus Putnam served as the Continental Army's chief military engineer. As designer and supervisor of the construction of major fortifications, his contribution helped American forces drive the British Army from Boston and protect the Hudson River. Several years after the War, Putnam personally founded the first permanent American settlement in the Northwest Territory at Marietta, Ohio. Putnam's influence and vote prevented the introduction of slavery in Ohio, leading the way for Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin to enter the U.S. as free states. This first full-length biography in more than 130 years covers his wartime service and long public career.
Tocqueville on America after 1840
Author: Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113947829X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 561
Book Description
Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America has been recognized as an indispensable starting point for understanding American politics. From the publication of the second volume in 1840 until his death in 1859, Tocqueville continued to monitor political developments in America and committed many of his thoughts to paper in letters to his friends in America. He also made frequent references to America in many articles and speeches. Did Tocqueville change his views on America outlined in the two volumes of Democracy in America published in 1835 and 1840? If so, which of his views changed and why? The texts translated in Tocqueville on America after 1840: Letters and Other Writings answer these questions and offer English-speaking readers the possibility of familiarizing themselves with this unduly neglected part of Tocqueville's work. The book points out a clear shift in emphasis especially after 1852 and documents Tocqueville's growing disenchantment with America, triggered by such issues as political corruption, slavery, expansionism and the encroachment of the economic sphere upon the political.