Pennsylvania: A Reading List for the Use of Schools with Special Reference to Indian Warfare and the Local History of Pittsburgh (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Pittsburgh, Carnegie Library Of

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ISBN 10 : 1331509025 ISBN 13 : 9781331509028

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Preface The early history of Pittsburgh is not only varied and interesting in itself, but it is of more than local importance. France and Great Britain in turn held sovereignty here and in the great conflict of the rival nations for dominion in North A merica, the Forks of the Ohio, on the line of communication between Canada and the Mississippi valley, naturally became one of the points about which the contest centred. The early story of Pittsburgh is, therefore, one of adventure and warfare, of Indian massacre and siege and of the struggles and hardships of pioneers who dared to cross the A lleghanies and make for themselves homes on the frontier. Great names are associated with this story: Washington, whose first public service brought him to the site of Pittsburgh, and who wrote the first description of the land on which the city is built; Forbes, the man of iron will; Bouquet the indomitable; William Pitt, the great statesman, for whom the city was named. There are picturesque incidents, as that of Celoron de Bienville taking possession of the country of the Allegheny in the name of the French king; and examples of rare devotion and simple heroism, like that of Christian Frederick Post, the Moravian missionary, who, at the risk of his life, undertook the perilous mission to the Indians in 1758 and made possible the success of Forbes. It was not until after Wayne sexpedition into the Ohio valley and the treaty of Greenville in 1795 that permanent peace was established on the frontier and the way opened for industrial expansion and development. In addition to this history of the western border, Pittsburgh also has its share in the larger history of the commonwealth founded by William Penn. On March 5, 1681, he writes, After many waitings, watchings, solicitings, and disputes in council, my country was confirmed to me under the great seal of England. God w
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331509025
• ISBN 13: 9781331509028
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 90
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