Author: Minnie Kendall Lowther
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Category : Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
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History of Ritchie County
Author: Minnie Kendall Lowther
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ritchie County (W. Va.)
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
Author: John Mack Faragher
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393242439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality; to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England; had been one of the founding values of Acadia; its settlers traded and intermarried freely with native Mikmaq Indians and English Protestants alike. But the Acadians' refusal to swear unconditional allegiance to the British Crown in the mid-eighteenth century gave New Englanders, who had long coveted Nova Scotia's fertile farmland, pretense enough to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing on a massive scale. John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393242439
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 609
Book Description
"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality; to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England; had been one of the founding values of Acadia; its settlers traded and intermarried freely with native Mikmaq Indians and English Protestants alike. But the Acadians' refusal to swear unconditional allegiance to the British Crown in the mid-eighteenth century gave New Englanders, who had long coveted Nova Scotia's fertile farmland, pretense enough to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing on a massive scale. John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it.
The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Author: Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 955
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Category : Mississippi River
Languages : en
Pages : 955
Book Description
Historical And Descriptive Account Of The Island Of Cape Breton
Author: Sir John George Bourinot
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019727119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cape Breton Island, located in northeastern Canada, has a rich and storied past. In this book, Bourinot provides a detailed history of the island, from its earliest inhabitants to the arrival of French explorers and colonists, to its annexation by Canada in the mid-19th century. The book includes illustrations, maps, and other supplementary material. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019727119
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Cape Breton Island, located in northeastern Canada, has a rich and storied past. In this book, Bourinot provides a detailed history of the island, from its earliest inhabitants to the arrival of French explorers and colonists, to its annexation by Canada in the mid-19th century. The book includes illustrations, maps, and other supplementary material. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Journals of Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Author: Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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The Southwestern Journals of Zebulon Pike, 1806-1807
Author: Stephen Harding Hart
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826333902
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This valuable and long-out-of-print edition of Pike's Southwestern journals is being reissued on the bicentennial of the journey with a new Introduction by historian Mark L. Gardner.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826333902
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
This valuable and long-out-of-print edition of Pike's Southwestern journals is being reissued on the bicentennial of the journey with a new Introduction by historian Mark L. Gardner.
Studies on Glaciers
Author: Louis Agassiz
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Category : Glaciers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Glaciers
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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The Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike: Memoir of the author
Author: Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
The History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: Preface by the editor
Author: Meriwether Lewis
Publisher:
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Category : Columbia River
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lewis and Clark's Expedition from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean was the first governmental exploration of the "Great West." The history of this undertaking is the personal narrative and official report of the first white men who crossed the continent between and British and Spanish possessions.
Publisher:
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Category : Columbia River
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Lewis and Clark's Expedition from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean was the first governmental exploration of the "Great West." The history of this undertaking is the personal narrative and official report of the first white men who crossed the continent between and British and Spanish possessions.
History of Pioneer Kentucky
Author: Robert Spencer Cotterill
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016592109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016592109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.