Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813061792 ISBN 13: 9780813061795

Verlag: Univ Pr of Florida, 2015

Críticas:

"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 "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 "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 must read for those with an interest in fortifications and military history.... Highly recommended."--CHOICE 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" 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" 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 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"" For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable. "Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland"" 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"" "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" "For anyone interested in the French and Indian War period, this book is invaluable."-- "Newsletter of the Archeological Society of Maryland" "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.