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The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830by Hurt, R. Douglas
DescriptionNF/NF Hardcover; Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN; First Edition, First Printing; 1996; 418 pp in burgundy boards. The early settlement of the Ohio frontier by migrating Indian tribes such as the Wyandots, Shawnee, and Delaware, and the later succession of white pioneers, land-grabbers, and corporate interests, brought the inevitable conflicts and bloodshed. This study examines the stormy settlement of the Ohio frontier and struggle for control of the Ohio River, including insights into the military expeditions of St. Clair, Harmer, Wayne, and Harrison; commerical agricultural interests of the Ohio Company, Western Reserve, Miami Purchase, Virginia Military Tract, and Gallipolis; migrations of religious groups such as the Shakers, Zoarites, Quakers, and Methodists; the growth of towns such as Cincinnati, Chilicothe, Dayton, and Zanesville. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Similar books from this booksellerFrom this bookseller's American History catalog.
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The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830
by Hurt, R. Douglas NF/NF Hardcover; Indiana University Press; Bloomington, IN; First Edition, First Printing; 1996; 418 pp in burgundy boards. The... |
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