Project Gutenberg 2009-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 99 Berkebile, Donald H. 1926 2008 Berkebile, Don H. Berkebile, Donald Herbert Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755 Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Conestoga Wagons in Braddock's Campaign, 1755" by Donald H. Berkebile is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work explores the role and significance of Conestoga wagons during General Edward Braddock's military campaign against Fort DuQuesne in the French and Indian War. The text delves into the logistics, challenges, and the socio-economic context surrounding the transportation efforts that were essential to the expedition. In the book, Berkebile details the logistical hurdles faced in acquiring the necessary wagons and teams for Braddock's campaign, especially highlighting Benjamin Franklin's involvement in gathering local farmers’ wagons. The narrative exposes the struggles between military needs and the interests of local populations, including the Quaker opposition to war and the subsequent dictating of terms for wagon use. Ultimately, the book illustrates how transportation difficulties, poor road conditions, and the inadequacy of the available teams and wagons contributed significantly to the failure of Braddock’s expedition, leading to a crucial military defeat with long-lasting implications for colonial America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wagons Braddock's Campaign, 1755 E151 Q Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 73826 73808 2024-10-12T16:37:05.489010 2023-09-13T07:20:22.118141 text/html text/html 70600 2021-01-05T10:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 809617 2021-01-05T10:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 971455 2024-10-12T16:37:12.387939 application/epub+zip 968539 2024-10-12T16:37:09.165956 application/epub+zip 92251 2024-10-12T16:37:07.775991 application/epub+zip 1119001 2024-10-12T16:37:14.497936 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1110622 2024-10-12T16:37:11.333001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228532 2022-09-13T16:27:12.327485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 55850 55724 2024-10-12T16:37:05.021001 2023-09-13T07:20:21.825148 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 55703 2021-01-05T10:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21308 2021-01-05T10:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19633 2024-10-12T16:37:14.632046 application/rdf+xml 18262 2024-10-12T16:37:08.326998 image/jpeg 4029 2024-10-12T16:37:08.049002 image/jpeg 903068 2024-10-12T16:37:05.530016 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog