The Archaeology of French and Indian War Frontier Forts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813061792 ISBN 13: 9780813061795

Verlag: University Press of Florida, 2015

Críticas:

"A useful addition to the scholarship on forts, Native-European interactions, and military life on the colonial frontier during the Seven Years' War and a fine example of the insights archaeologists can offer military historians."--H-Net "In this exceptional volume, the authors bring archaeology to the study of this key conflict. Fifteen noted scholars contribute important articles on a good sampling of these forts and the military strategy they represented....An important contribution to a field of study that is just taking off. It sets the stage for new investigations of the dozens of frontier forts that remain unexplored."--American Archaeology "A must read for those with an interest in fortifications and military history.... Highly recommended."--CHOICE "For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable."-- Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland "An essential source book for anyone interested in the physical characteristics and archaeological representation of mid-to-late eighteenth-century fortified sites in eastern North America."--Illinois Archaeology "A welcome addition to the history of this period. . . . It is an exceptional volume for students of the French and Indian War at any level."--Northwest Ohio History A useful addition to the scholarship on forts, Native-European interactions, and military life on the colonial frontier during the Seven Years War and a fine example of the insights archaeologists can offer military historians. H-Net " An essential source book for anyone interested in the physical characteristics and archaeological representation of mid-to-late eighteenth-century fortified sites in eastern North America. Illinois Archaeology " In this exceptional volume, the authors bring archaeology to the study of this key conflict. Fifteen noted scholars contribute important articles on a good sampling of these forts and the military strategy they represented. An important contribution to a field of study that is just taking off. It sets the stage for new investigations of the dozens of frontier forts that remain unexplored. American Archaeology " A must read for those with an interest in fortifications and military history. Highly recommended. CHOICE " A welcome addition to the history of this period. . . . It is an exceptional volume for students of the French and Indian War at any level. Northwest Ohio History " For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable. Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland " A useful addition to the scholarship on forts, Native-European interactions, and military life on the colonial frontier during the Seven Years War and a fine example of the insights archaeologists can offer military historians. H-Net " A must read for those with an interest in fortifications and military history. Highly recommended. "CHOICE" " An essential source book for anyone interested in the physical characteristics and archaeological representation of mid-to-late eighteenth-century fortified sites in eastern North America. "Illinois Archaeology" " A welcome addition to the history of this period. . . . It is an exceptional volume for students of the French and Indian War at any level. "Northwest Ohio History" " For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable. "Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland" " In this exceptional volume, the authors bring archaeology to the study of this key conflict. Fifteen noted scholars contribute important articles on a good sampling of these forts and the military strategy they represented. An important contribution to a field of study that is just taking off. It sets the stage for new investigations of the dozens of frontier forts that remain unexplored. "American Archaeology" " "For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable."-- "Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland" "A useful addition to the scholarship on forts, Native-European interactions, and military life on the colonial frontier during the Seven Years' War and a fine example of the insights archaeologists can offer military historians."--H-Net "A welcome addition to the history of this period. . . . It is an exceptional volume for students of the French and Indian War at any level."--"Northwest Ohio History" "A must read for those with an interest in fortifications and military history.... Highly recommended."--"CHOICE" "In this exceptional volume, the authors bring archaeology to the study of this key conflict. Fifteen noted scholars contribute important articles on a good sampling of these forts and the military strategy they represented....An important contribution to a field of study that is just taking off. It sets the stage for new investigations of the dozens of frontier forts that remain unexplored."--"American Archaeology"

Reseña del editor:

This collection of essays presents an overview of the fortifications that guarded the frontiers and borderlands between Native Americans, French settlers, and Anglo-American settlers. Civilian, provincial, or imperial, the fortifications examined here range from South Carolina's Fort Prince George to Fort Frontenac in Ontario and Fort de Chartres in Illinois.