Boonesborough unearthed : frontier archaeology at a Revolutionary fort /

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"Throughout the Revolutionary War, Fort Boonesborough was one of the most important and defensively crucial sites on the western frontier. It served not only as a garrison against the British but also as a sanctuary, land office, and a potential seat of government. Originally meant to be the ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Malley, Nancy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [2019]
Subjects:
Boone, Daniel, > 1734-1820.
Henderson, Richard, > 1735-1785.
1775-1783
Excavations (Archaeology) > Kentucky > Boonesboro.
Frontier and pioneer life > Kentucky > Boonesboro.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Antiquities.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Frontier and pioneer life.
Boonesboro (Ky.) > Antiquities.
Transylvania Colony > Antiquities.
Kentucky > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
Kentucky > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
Kentucky.
Kentucky > Boonesboro.
United States.
United States > Transylvania Colony.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Kentucky on the cusp of revolution
  • Richard Henderson and the Transylvania Company
  • Establishing Fort Boonesborough on the Kentucky River
  • Captivity, escape, and the great siege of 1778
  • Establishing a town
  • Evidence in the earth
  • Designing a fort for defense and residence
  • Packing for the wilderness
  • Fort Boonesborough as a commemorative site
  • The frontier experience in retrospect.

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