Forts of the American Frontier 1776–1891
Forts of the American Frontier 1776–1891
California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
| PDF eBook |
£9.98
|
|
| ePub eBook |
£9.98
|
|
*Users in the USA and Canada please select your location at the top of this page to see prices in your currency. Users in the UK and the Rest of the World will be billed in UK£
About this book
With the violent separation between the United States and Britain which began in 1776, the new ‘Americans’ set off to fulfill their manifest destiny and rule their new land from coast to coast. As they pushed westward, they came into conflict with both natives and other European settlers, and began to build fortresses to defend their newly claimed land. This book charts the development and variation of the fortresses of the American Frontier, covering both American defenses and those of the Spanish in the west. It also examines the little-known forts of early Russian settlers on the Pacific coast.
Contents
- Introduction
- Chronology
- Design and development
- The principles of defence
- Tour of the sites
- The living sites
- Operational history
- Aftermath
- The sites today
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
Paperback; October 2011; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781849083157