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Breaking the backcountry : the Seven Years' War in Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1754-1765 /

Exciting history of the Seven Years' War (i.e., The French and Indian War) from the perspective of the region in which it began and most affected the early U.S.: the backcountry communities of Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ward, Matthew C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Collision of Worlds: 1700-1755
  • War Comes to the Backcountry
  • "Dissatisfact'n, Discontent and Clamours of All Ranks": The Breakdown of Backcountry Society, 1755-1758
  • "An Extream Bad Collection of Broken Innkeepers, Horse Jockeys, & Indian Traders": The Provincial Forces
  • Wars and Words: Political Conflict and the Diplomatic Offensive
  • Turning Point: The British Drive to the Ohio
  • The Quest for Security, 1759-1763
  • Denouement: "Pontiac's War," 1763-1765
  • Composition of the Provincial Regiments.