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PRESIDENTIAL EDITION - THE WINNING OF THE WEST - BY - THEODORE ROOSEVELT - VOLUME TWO - FROM THE ALLEGHANIES TO THE MISSISSIPPI 1777-1783 - WITH MAPS - THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED WITH HIS PERMISSION TO - FRANCIS PARKMAN - TO WHOM AMERICANS WHO FEEL A PRIDE IN THE PIONEER HISTORY OF THEIR COUNTRY ARE SO GREATLY INDEBTED - CHAPTER - I.—THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST, 1777-1778. - II.—CLARK'S CONQUEST OF THE ILLINOIS, 1778. - III.—CLARK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST VINCENNES, 1779.
V.—THE MORAVIAN MASSACRE, 1779-1782. - VI.—THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONQUERED FRENCH SETTLEMENTS, 1779-1783. - VII.—KENTUCKY UNTIL THE END OF THE REVOLUTION, 1782-1783. - VIII.—THE HOLSTON SETTLEMENTS, 1777-1779. - IX—KING'S MOUNTAIN, 1780. - X.—THE HOLSTON SETTLEMENTS TO THE END OF THE REVOLUTION, 1781-1783. - XI.—ROBERTSON FOUNDS THE CUMBERLAND SETTLEMENT, 1779-1780.
XIII.—WHAT THE WESTERNERS HAD DONE DURING THE REVOLUTION. - APPENDICES:
INDEX
CHAPTER I. - THE WAR IN THE NORTHWEST, 1777-1778.
CHAPTER II. - CLARK'S CONQUEST OF THE ILLINOIS, 1778.
CHAPTER III. - CLARK'S CAMPAIGN AGAINST VINCENNES, 1779.
CHAPTER IV. - CONTINUANCE OF THE STRUGGLE IN KENTUCKY AND THE NORTHWEST, 1779-1781.
CHAPTER V. - THE MORAVIAN MASSACRE, 1779-1782.
CHAPTER VI. - THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CONQUERED FRENCH SETTLEMENTS, 1779-1783.
The western frontier erupts in 1777 as the newly independent colonies clash with powerful Native confederations and a determined British lieutenant‑governor. In Detroit, tribal leaders gather under the banner of peace only to be drawn into a heated council where promises, gifts, and threats swirl like the autumn wind. Henry Hamilton, the “hair‑buyer” general, fuels the fire by courting the warriors, turning the dense woods of the Alleghanies into a volatile battleground that tests both the resolve of the backwoods settlers and the strategic reach of the Continental forces.
Beyond the smoke of Detroit, bold pioneers push westward, embarking on daring raids, carving new settlements, and confronting the fierce realities of frontier life. From Clark’s daring Illinois expedition to the fierce struggles in Kentucky and the fragile administration of captured French forts, the narrative captures a landscape of ambition, conflict, and uneasy alliances. Listeners will experience the raw, unvarnished drama of a young nation fighting to claim its horizon while the echo of drums and musket fire reverberates across the untamed West.
Full title
The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783
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en
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Project Gutenberg
Release date
2004-04-01
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Public domain in the USA.

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