Instructions Given Mr. Christopher Gist By The Committee Of The Ohio Company The 11Th Day Of September 1750 And July 16Th 1751. Also, The Daily Record Of Christopher Gist, Containing An Account Of His Travels Discoveries, Transactions With The Indians, Et
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
22.03.2021
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
36
Maße (L/B/H)
22,9/15,2/0,2 cm
Gewicht
69 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5450-007-7
Before borders hardened, the backcountry was negotiated day by day. Land, profit and survival are all on the page. The Ohio Valley is listening. Gist writes from the saddle and the campfire, not from a desk. In 1750-51 Christopher Gist rode into the colonial Ohio country on an Ohio Company expedition, carrying formal instructions and keeping a plainspoken colonial travel journal of roads, rivers, settlements and councils. This historical document collection brings together the committee directives and Gist's daily record: a frontier exploration narrative of wilderness surveying and mapping, trade routes and hard weather, and the delicate work of Native American diplomacy at a moment when empires pressed in from every side. Read it for the immediacy of travel in the 1750s Ohio Valley, and for the evidence it preserves: how land was assessed, alliances tested, and ambitions stated in writing. For students of Appalachian frontier history, it is a key witness to the tensions that would soon ignite the French and Indian War; for general readers, it is brisk, grounded reportage from a world still largely uncharted to the colonists. Its blunt practicality shows how companies, governors and surveyors imagined the West long before it was won. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A satisfying companion to early American history research and to shelves of classic Americana and annotated primary sources.
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