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The French Invasion of Western Pennsylvania

The French Invasion of Western Pennsylvania - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Donald KentPublish date:2021-08-14Pages:100
Language:EnglishPublisher:Local History PressISBN-13:9781620068809ISBN-10:162006880XUPC:9781620068809Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, CanadaBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Pre-Confederation (to 1867), State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCVHH867Y1

Donald Kent provides the French vantage point from French documents concerning the forays in the Ohio country, later western Pennsylvania. The strategic aim of the French advances was to provide passage from French Canada to Louisianna via the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. To do so, Governor Duquesne sent an armed construction crew to new build forts between Lake Erie and the Allegheny River. This activity disturbed the Five Nations of the Iroquois, who were loyal to the British. Alerted to the invasion in the wilderness, the colonial governor of Pennsylvania planned to meet with the Five Nations, but no military response was ordered. Instead, Ben Franklin, Conrad Weiser, and others went to Carlisle to meet with the natives. Meanwhile, the Virginians sent young George Washington to meet with the French. It was not long after that the French and Indian War commenced.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Local History PressISBN-13:9781620068809ISBN-10:162006880XUPC:9781620068809Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, CanadaBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775), Pre-Confederation (to 1867), State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SCVHH867Y1
Kent, Donald: - Donald H. Kent (1910-1986) received his B.A. in history from Allegheny College. From 1940 until 1975, he was a staff member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, holding various positions and ending his career as Director of the Bureau of Archives and History. Among his many publications are The French Invasion of Western Pennsylvania (1954) and A History of Pennsylvania's Purchases from the Indians (1974); he also edited, with S. K. Stevens and Autumn Leonard, The Papers of Colonel Henry Bouquet.
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