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That Dark and Bloody River : Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley
by Eckert, Allan W
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0553094483
- ISBN 13
- 9780553094480
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New York: Bantam, 1995. Near Fine in a Fine dustjacket. Tan boards quarterbound in ivory cloth. The spine is stamped in metallic red. Octavo. Map-endpapers. [lxvii] + 810pps. There is mild bumping to the bottom of the front board and to the lower tips. Also, there is an incidental, faint and thin, 1/8" ink line near the bottom of the fore-edge. Otherwise clean, tight, square, and bright. The text is immaculate; no previous ownership markings. The dustjacket, glossy in a mylar sleeve, is as new; the original price is intact. Inscribed by the author to the original owner, 'with best wishes' on the half-title page. A very nice, collector's-quality copy.
"...To the banks of the Ohio came men and women willing to face any hazard or hardship to stake their claim, from cultured enterpreneurs such as George Washington to trailblazers like Daniel Boone, as rough and ready as the land itself. Here too was grizzled John Wetzel and his wife, determined to carve a farm out of the forest...young Betty Zane, who showed uncommon valor and quick thinking under Indian attack...bold and visionary Ebenezer Zane, who sought to bring some rule of law to the lawless wild...and Samuel Brady, a soldier of fierce intelligence -- and fierce hatreds. For them, the pilgrimage west marked the beginning of a dream. But for others -- the Shawnee, the Delaware, the Wyandot -- it marked the beginning of the end. And in the conflict that ensued, the Ohio came to be known as 'that dark and bloody river that leads to a dark and bloody land.'
Drawing on a wealth of research, both scholarly and anecdotal -- including letters, diaries, and journals of the era -- Allan W. Eckert has delivered a landmark of historical authenticity, unprecedented in scope and detail..."
Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist in your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. . ISBN: 0-553-09448-3. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition, First Printing. OHIO RIVER VALLEY HISTORY UNITED STATES STATE LOCAL Fort Pitt Ohio River George Washington Daniel Boone Shawnee Delaware Wyandot Frontier Colonists Settlers French and Indian War ALLAN W ECKERT THAT DARK AND BLOODY RIVER FIRST EDITIONS. Catalogs: NonFiction, SIGNED, American History.
"...To the banks of the Ohio came men and women willing to face any hazard or hardship to stake their claim, from cultured enterpreneurs such as George Washington to trailblazers like Daniel Boone, as rough and ready as the land itself. Here too was grizzled John Wetzel and his wife, determined to carve a farm out of the forest...young Betty Zane, who showed uncommon valor and quick thinking under Indian attack...bold and visionary Ebenezer Zane, who sought to bring some rule of law to the lawless wild...and Samuel Brady, a soldier of fierce intelligence -- and fierce hatreds. For them, the pilgrimage west marked the beginning of a dream. But for others -- the Shawnee, the Delaware, the Wyandot -- it marked the beginning of the end. And in the conflict that ensued, the Ohio came to be known as 'that dark and bloody river that leads to a dark and bloody land.'
Drawing on a wealth of research, both scholarly and anecdotal -- including letters, diaries, and journals of the era -- Allan W. Eckert has delivered a landmark of historical authenticity, unprecedented in scope and detail..."
Purchase with confidence: all books, gradings, and descriptions are rendered the care of a genuine bibliophile. Satisfaction guaranteed or all costs you've incurred will be refunded. Thanks for your interest in Nooks Of Books. To assist in your decision, photos can be emailed upon request. . ISBN: 0-553-09448-3. SIGNED by the Author. First Edition, First Printing. OHIO RIVER VALLEY HISTORY UNITED STATES STATE LOCAL Fort Pitt Ohio River George Washington Daniel Boone Shawnee Delaware Wyandot Frontier Colonists Settlers French and Indian War ALLAN W ECKERT THAT DARK AND BLOODY RIVER FIRST EDITIONS. Catalogs: NonFiction, SIGNED, American History.
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- That Dark and Bloody River : Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley
- Author
- Eckert, Allan W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0553094483
- ISBN 13
- 9780553094480
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nonfiction; Signed; AMERICAN HISTORY;
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