The Archaeology of French and Indian War Frontier Forts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Archaeology of French and Indian War Frontier Forts write by Lawrence E. Babits. This book was released on 2013-11-19. The Archaeology of French and Indian War Frontier Forts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort Ticonderoga, the allegedly impenetrable star fort at the southern end of Lake Champlain, is famous for its role in the French and Indian War. But many other one-of-a-kind forts were instrumental in staking out the early American colonial frontier. On the 250th anniversary of this often-overlooked conflict, this volume musters an impressive range of scholars who tackle the lesser-known but nonetheless historically significant sites from barracks to bastions. Civilian, provincial, or imperial, the fortifications covered in this book range from South Carolina's Fort Prince George to Fort Frontenac in Ontario and to Fort de Chartres in Illinois. These forts were built during the first serious arms race on the continent, as Europeans and colonists struggled to control the lucrative fur trade routes of the northern boundary. The contributors to this volume reveal how the French and British adapted their fortification techniques to the special needs of the North American frontier. By exploring the unique structures that guarded the borderlands, this book reveals much about the underlying economies and dynamics of the broader conflict that defined a critical period of the American experience.
The Line of Forts
The Line of Forts - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Line of Forts write by Michael D. Coe. This book was released on 2006. The Line of Forts available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A fascinating analysis of artifacts that illuminates relationships among the English, French, and Indians at a critical moment in American history
Frontier Forts of Iowa
Frontier Forts of Iowa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Frontier Forts of Iowa write by William E. Whittaker. This book was released on 2009-09. Frontier Forts of Iowa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At least fifty-six frontier forts once stood in, or within view of, what is now the state of Iowa. The earliest date to the 1680s, while the latest date to the Dakota uprising of 1862. Some were vast compounds housing hundreds of soldiers; others consisted of a few sheds built by a trader along a riverbank. Regardless of their size and function—William Whittaker and his contributors include any compound that was historically called a fort, whether stockaded or not, as well as all military installations—all sought to control and manipulate Indians to the advantage of European and American traders, governments, and settlers. Frontier Forts of Iowa draws extensively upon the archaeological and historical records to document this era of transformation from the seventeenth-century fur trade until almost all Indians had been removed from the region. The earliest European-constructed forts along the Mississippi, Des Moines, and Missouri rivers fostered a complex relationship between Indians and early traders. After the Louisiana Purchase of 1804, American military forts emerged in the Upper Midwest, defending the newly claimed territories from foreign armies, foreign traders, and foreign-supported Indians. After the War of 1812, new forts were built to control Indians until they could be moved out of the way of American settlers; forts of this period, which made extensive use of roads and trails, teamed a military presence with an Indian agent who negotiated treaties and regulated trade. The final phase of fort construction in Iowa occurred in response to the Spirit Lake massacre and the Dakota uprising; the complete removal of the Dakota in 1863 marked the end of frontier forts in a state now almost completely settled by Euro-Americans. By focusing on the archaeological evidence produced by many years of excavations and by supporting their words with a wealth of maps and illustrations, the authors uncover the past and connect it with the real history of real places. In so doing they illuminate the complicated and dramatic history of the Upper Midwest in a time of enormous change. Past is linked to present in the form of a section on visiting original and reconstructed forts today. Contributors: Gayle F. Carlson Jeffrey T. Carr Lance M. Foster Kathryn E. M. Gourley Marshall B. McKusick Cindy L. Nagel David J. Nolan Cynthia L. Peterson Leah D. Rogers Regena Jo Schantz Christopher M. Schoen Vicki L. Twinde-Javner William E. Whittaker
The French-Indian War 1754-1760
The French-Indian War 1754-1760 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The French-Indian War 1754-1760 write by Daniel Marston. This book was released on 2003. The French-Indian War 1754-1760 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book traces the background and course of the French-Indian War, fought out in the forests, plains and forts of the North American Frontier between Britain and France and their Native American allies.
Frontier Forts Under Fire
Frontier Forts Under Fire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Frontier Forts Under Fire write by Paul Williams. This book was released on 2017-11-09. Frontier Forts Under Fire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Fort William Henry and Fort Phil Kearny were both military outposts of the North American frontier. Both lasted but briefly--about two years from construction until their walls went up in flames. And both saw what were termed "massacres" by Indians outside their walls. This book reexamines the traumatic events at both forts. The Fort William Henry Massacre was condemned by both the British and the French as barbaric. Yet these European powers proved capable of similar crimes. The Fort Phil Kearny defeat, traditionally attributed to Captain William Fetterman's having disobeyed orders, has been scrutinized in recent years. Did the women present at that time write a distorted version of events? It would appear that his second-in-command, the rash Lieutenant George Grummond, led the charge over Lodge Trail Ridge. Or did he?
