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Title:
The Winning of the West, Volume 2
From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783
Note: Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mark Hamann, Terry Gilliland and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Summary: "The Winning of the West, Volume 2" by Theodore Roosevelt is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the events from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi during the period of 1777-1783, detailing the struggles for territory and the conflict between American settlers and Native American tribes during the American Revolutionary War. The opening of the book sets the stage for a conflict that is both military and cultural, highlighting the complexity of relationships among various tribes and the British forces. Specifically, it discusses the strategic maneuvers orchestrated by British Lieutenant-Governor Henry Hamilton in Detroit, who sought to unify various northwestern tribes against American settlers. Roosevelt vividly portrays the mounting tensions, the preparation for war among tribes, and the brutal realities faced by settlers on the frontier, detailing incidents of ambushes and retaliatory strikes. Through this narrative, the text illustrates the fierce competition for land and power that shaped early American history in the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
EBook No.: 11942
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 95
Language: English
Subject: Northwest, Old -- History
Subject: West (U.S.) -- History
Subject: United States -- Territorial expansion
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title:
The Winning of the West, Volume 2
From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783
Note: Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Mark Hamann, Terry Gilliland and PG Distributed Proofreaders
Summary: "The Winning of the West, Volume 2" by Theodore Roosevelt is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the events from the Alleghanies to the Mississippi during the period of 1777-1783, detailing the struggles for territory and the conflict between American settlers and Native American tribes during the American Revolutionary War. The opening of the book sets the stage for a conflict that is both military and cultural, highlighting the complexity of relationships among various tribes and the British forces. Specifically, it discusses the strategic maneuvers orchestrated by British Lieutenant-Governor Henry Hamilton in Detroit, who sought to unify various northwestern tribes against American settlers. Roosevelt vividly portrays the mounting tensions, the preparation for war among tribes, and the brutal realities faced by settlers on the frontier, detailing incidents of ambushes and retaliatory strikes. Through this narrative, the text illustrates the fierce competition for land and power that shaped early American history in the West. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
EBook No.: 11942
Published: Apr 1, 2004
Downloads: 95
Language: English
Subject: Northwest, Old -- History
Subject: West (U.S.) -- History
Subject: United States -- Territorial expansion
LoCC: History: America: United States
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.