George Rogers Clark and the War in the West (Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf) - Hardcover

Harrison, Lowell H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813102243 ISBN 13: 9780813102245

Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky, 1982

Synopsis

Much has been written about the famous conflicts and battlegrounds of the East during the American Revolution. Perhaps less familiar, but equally important and exciting, was the war on the western frontier, where Ohio Valley settlers fought for the land they had claimed - and for their very lives.

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Review:

"Perhaps reflecting a drive toward social history, scholars have ignored Clark during the past twenty-five years.... Harrison shows that one man can make a difference." -- "Journal of America's Military Past"

"A concise and informative survey that general readers as well as academicians will welcome.... A lucid and balanced presentation." -- "Journal of American History"

"Perhaps reflecting a drive toward social history, scholars have ignored Clark during the past twenty-five years.... Harrison shows that one man can make a difference." -- Journal of America's Military Past

"A concise and informative survey that general readers as well as academicians will welcome.... A lucid and balanced presentation." -- Journal of American History

-Perhaps reflecting a drive toward social history, scholars have ignored Clark during the past twenty-five years.... Harrison shows that one man can make a difference.- -- Journal of America's Military Past

-A concise and informative survey that general readers as well as academicians will welcome.... A lucid and balanced presentation.- -- Journal of American History

Synopsis:

An unromanticized portrait of the frontier leader and soldier, focusing on his vital role in defending the Kentucky wilderness region during the Revolutionary War.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University Press of Kentucky
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0813102243
• ISBN 13: 9780813102245
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 136