Peter Stark
Author
Language
English
Description
FINALIST FOR THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOK PRIZE
A new, brash, and unexpected view of the president we thought we knew, from the bestselling author of Astoria
Two decades before he led America to independence, George Washington was a flailing young soldier serving the British Empire in the vast wilderness of the Ohio Valley. Naïve and self-absorbed, the twenty-two-year-old officer accidentally ignited the French and Indian War-a conflict that opened...
Author
Publisher
Mountaineers Books
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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Description
". . . intriguing, both a solid refresher on our savage colonial history and a smart rumination on what it means to get lost. ― Outside First time in paperback, ebook, and audio editions
Part travel adventure, part history, part exploration
Features four specific "blank spots" from across the country and delves into our human relationships with place
In The Last Empty Places, bestselling author...
In The Last Empty Places, bestselling author...
3) Gallop toward the sun: Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison's struggle for the destiny of a nation
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The conquest of indigenous land in the American East through corrupt treaties and genocidal violence laid the groundwork for the conquest of the American West. Acclaimed author Peter Stark exposes the fundamental conflicts at play through the little-known but consequential struggle between two extraordinary leaders. William Henry Harrison was born to a prominent Virginia family, son of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He journeyed...