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Expedition Of Celoron To The Ohio Country In 1749

Expedition Of Celoron To The Ohio Country In 1749

B. Galbreath, C.

Paperback

General Reference20th Century United States HistoryNortheast

ISBN10: 9354445934
ISBN13: 9789354445934
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In 1749, Pierre Joseph Celoron de Blainville led a determined French column into the vast Ohio Country to defend an empire no one yet fully saw. Empires hung in the balance. In this classic colonial Ohio history book, C. B. Galbreath unfolds the story of the Celoron expedition 1749 Ohio, showing how a remote march through forests and along the Ohio River valley shaped the fate of French exploration of Ohio and the wider colonial frontier North America. Drawing on eighteenth-century records and early American frontier history, Galbreath traces the political aims, diplomatic encounters, and territorial claims that made the Ohio Country eighteenth century a flashpoint between France and Britain. This Ohio colonial history nonfiction stands as a rigorous yet readable French colonial America study, invaluable both as a research tool for colonial history scholars and for general readers curious about French British rivalry Ohio and the contested ground that would soon become the American Midwest. Its clear narrative makes it a trusted Ohio history research reference as well as an engaging journey into the past, giving unusual depth to a brief but pivotal moment in Ohio River valley history. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this handsome edition invites both serious students of Ohio River valley history and lovers of classic historical narratives to revisit a formative, often overlooked moment in North American history.

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