Ohio Company, The: Its Inner History - Softcover

James, Alfred Proctor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822983540 ISBN 13: 9780822983545

Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1959

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Reseña del editor:

Alfred P. James presents a comprehensive reconstruction of the history and activities of the Ohio Company of Virginia, which was formed by esquire Thomas Lee and eleven others. In 1747, the group petitioned the governor and Council of Virginia for 200,000 acres of land west of the Allegheny Mountains. There they would build a fort and storehouses for the future settlement of the area by families. James also examines the effects of the French and Indian War on the settlements, and the vain attempts of the company to reorganize after the war. As his study reveals, despite these events, the Ohio Company was instrumental in developing the land that would later become western Pennsylvania. The book also reproduces some 1,200 pieces of company correspondence, including land and commercial transactions.

Biografía del autor:

Alfred P. James was professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, USA and coauthor, with Charles M. Stotz, of Drums in the Forest: Decision at the Forks, Defense in the Wilderness.

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• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1959
• ISBN 10: 0822983540
• ISBN 13: 9780822983545
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 402