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Breaking the backcountry : the Seven Years' War in Virginia and Pennsylvania, 1754-1765 Matthew C. Ward
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Room UPA E 199 .W261 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ward, Matthew C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
- United States.
- Pennsylvania--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
- Pennsylvania.
- Virginia--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
- Virginia.
- Physical Description:
- x, 329 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2003.
- Contents:
- The collision of worlds: 1700-1755
- War comes to the backcountry
- "Dissatisfact'n, discontent and clamours of all ranks": the breakdown of backcountry society, 1755-1758
- "An extream [sic] bad collection of broken innkeepers, horse jockeys, & Indian traders": the provincial forces
- Wars and words: political conflict and the diplomatic offensive
- Turning point : the British drive to the Ohio
- The Quest for security, 1759-1763
- Denouement: "Pontiac's War," 1763-1765
- Appendix: composition of the provincial regiments.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0822942143 (acid-free paper)
- OCLC:
- 52121401
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