Volume
III of The Winning of America (Narratives of America) Series.
This volume of the continuing historical narrative series chronicles
the movement of the British into the great Northwest after ousting
the French in the French and Indian War. At first the Indians welcomed
the whites, but the hatred of the British commander, Sir Jeffrey
Amherst, for the Indians and his harsh and unfair treatment of them
caused anger to rise among the tribes to the point that a confederation
of tribes was formed under the leadership of Chief Pontiac of the
Ottawas. In spring of 1763, in a synchronized movement, war parties
of Indians struck simultaneously at every northwestern fort occupied
by the British and they captured them all except one, Detroit. That
bastion was placed under siege by Pontiac and his warriors and it
lasted until the following October. This is the story of the events
leading up to the siege of Detroit, the siege itself , and its aftermath.
Published in both hardcover and paperback. This book was nominated
for the Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published in hardcover
in 1970 by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass. Having gone out
of print after 26 years in hardcover and 28 years in paperback by
Bantam, NYC, this volume and the other five volumes in The Winning
of America (Narratives of America) are presently being reprinted
by The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, Kentucky.
Volume
III of The Winning of America (Narratives of America) Series.
This volume of the continuing historical narrative series chronicles
the movement of the British into the great Northwest after ousting
the French in the French and Indian War. At first the Indians welcomed
the whites, but the hatred of the British commander, Sir Jeffrey
Amherst, for the Indians and his harsh and unfair treatment of them
caused anger to rise among the tribes to the point that a confederation
of tribes was formed under the leadership of Chief Pontiac of the
Ottawas. In spring of 1763, in a synchronized movement, war parties
of Indians struck simultaneously at every northwestern fort occupied
by the British and they captured them all except one, Detroit. That
bastion was placed under siege by Pontiac and his warriors and it
lasted until the following October. This is the story of the events
leading up to the siege of Detroit, the siege itself , and its aftermath.
Published in both hardcover and paperback. This book was nominated
for the Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published in hardcover
in 1970 by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass. Having gone out
of print after 26 years in hardcover and 28 years in paperback by
Bantam, NYC, this volume and the other five volumes in The Winning
of America (Narratives of America) are presently being reprinted
by The Jesse Stuart Foundation, Ashland, Kentucky.