The Making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837 / by Samuel Adams Drake.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905.

Series:

Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905. Stories of American history for young readers.

His Stories of American history for young readers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ohio River Valley.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

Scituate, Mass. : Digital Scanning, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published over 100 years ago, The Making of the Ohio Valley States 1660-1838 is Samuel Drake's engrossing description of the exploration and settlement of the mid western states within the Ohio valley. Drake separates the development of this area into three sections, The Conquest of the West, The Advance into the West and Progress.

Contents:

THE MAKING OF THE OHIO VALLEY STATES 1660-1837; CONTENTS; First Epoch-The Conquest of the West.; THE ENTERING WEDGE; THE IROQUOIS BLOCKADE; THE GATES OF THE W EST; INTER-OCEAN ROUTES; A VISIT TO THE MIAMI AND POTTAWATOMIE VILLAGES; A PRAIRIE PORTAGE; THE FRENCH ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND WABASH; VIRGINIA MOVES TO THE OHIO, 1749; THE BUILDING OF FORT DUQUESNE; "JOIN OR DIE"; THE TRAGEDY OF FORT DUQUESNE; THE H IGHLANDER'S STORY; THE END OF FRENCH DOMINION, 1759; PONTIAC'S WAR, 1763; Second Epoch-The Advance into the West.; THE HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY; WHEELING, 1770; THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT

LOGAN'S SPEECHA KENTUCKY STATION; THE RESCUE OF THE CHILDREN; THREE GREAT LAND SCHEMES; A BRAVE DEED OF ARMS; BOONE'S CAPTURE AND ESCAPE; ELIZABETH ZANE'S HEROISM; TO THE PEACE OF 1783; THE COMMONWEALTH; AN OLD KENTUCKY HOME; INTERLUDE; THE PILGRIMS OF OHIO; THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY; MARIETTA, THE CORNER-STONE; CINCINNATI FOUNDED, 1788; A COMBAT ON THE OHIO; THE STRUGGLE FOR POSSESSION, 1790-1791; WAYNE'S CAMPAIGN, 1794; THE TREATY OF GREENVILLE, 1795; Third Epoch-Progress.; FALL OF THE IROQUOIS, 1779; THE WESTERN RESERVE, 1795; OHIO BECOMES A STATE, 1803; INDIANA TERRITORY, 1800-1812

A STAMPEDE OF HORSESMICHIGAN AND THE WAR OF 1812; TECUMSEH; JOHNSON'S KENTUCKIANS; THE NATIONAL ROAD; THE FIRST STEAMBOAT; THE ERIE CANAL, 1825; INDIANA A STATE, 1816; EMIGRANTS ON THE PRAIRIES; ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN, 1810, 1837; ALSATIAN EMIGRANTS TO OHIO; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; MOUNDS NEAR MARIETTA, O.; POTTERY FROM ANCIENT MOUNDS; QUEBEC FROM AN OLD PRINT; HALBERDIER, 1650; WISCONSIN INDIANS GATHERING WILD RICE; EXPLORERS' ROUTES TO THE MISSISSIPPI, MAP; AN INDIAN COUNCIL, FROM LA HONTAN; ANCIENT STONE AND COPPER RELICS; MICHILIMACKINAC IN 1688, FROM LA HONTAN; THE SITE OF CHICAGO

EARTHEN MOUNDS, IN OUTLINEFRENCH SETTLEMENTS OF ILLINOIS, MAP; JOHN LAW; FRENCH MILITARY LINE, LAKE ERIE TO THE OHIO, 1755, MAP; WASHINGTON IN THE WILDS OF PENNSYLVANIA; PLAN OF FORT DUQUESNE; "JOIN OR DIE"; BRADDOCK'S ROUTE; GENERAL DANIEL MORGAN; PLAN OF BRADDOCK'S FIELD; BRADDOCK'S FIELD; BEAUJEU LEADS THE ENEMY ON; BRADDOCK DOWN; GENERAL, THE MARQUIS DE MONTCALM; BOUQUET'S REDOUBT, PITTSBURG; GENERAL JAMES WOLFE; SCALP DANCE (AFTER CATLIN); PONTIAC'S FIRE-CANOES; OLD BARRACKS, FREDERICK, MD; CUMBERLAND GAP; DANIEL BOONE; PICTURED ROCK; AN OHIO RIVER FLAT-BOAT

BRITISH OFFICERS AND INDIAN ORATOR, 1793

Notes:

"As published in 1894."

Originally published: The making of the Ohio Valley states, 1660-1837New York. : C. Scribner's sons, 1894.

ISBN:

1-58218-421-6

OCLC:

922990885