The
first book in the six-volume series known as The Winning of America
in hardcover and Narratives of America in paperback. One of Eckert's
most popular books, this is a narrative history of the opening of
Kentucky and the great Northwest Territory -- Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota -- during the period 1755
to 1836, through events of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary
War and the War of 1812. It tells of the white man's push into the
territory occupied by such tribes of Indians as the Shawnees, Potawatomies,
Wyandots (Hurons), Ottawas, Chippewas (Ojibwas), Miamis, Kickapoos,
Winnebagoes, Menominees, Sac and Fox, detailing the Indian wars
that erupted on the frontier and following, in particular, the lives
of such frontier notables as Simon Kenton, Tecumseh, Chief Logan,
Daniel Boone, Benjamin Logan, Little Turtle, William Henry Harrison
and many others. Winner of high critical acclaim and many awards.
Reprinted in foreign languages and in paperback editions. Over a
million copies have been sold. Used in many high schools and colleges
and widely excerpted in textbooks and anthologies. A main selection
of the Outdoor Life Book Club and alternate selection of the Literary
Guild. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published
in hardcover in 1967 by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass. Having
gone out of print after 29 years in hardcover and 32 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. The
new hardcover and trade paperback editions are currently available.
The
first book in the six-volume series known as The Winning of America
in hardcover and Narratives of America in paperback. One of Eckert's
most popular books, this is a narrative history of the opening of
Kentucky and the great Northwest Territory -- Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota -- during the period 1755
to 1836, through events of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary
War and the War of 1812. It tells of the white man's push into the
territory occupied by such tribes of Indians as the Shawnees, Potawatomies,
Wyandots (Hurons), Ottawas, Chippewas (Ojibwas), Miamis, Kickapoos,
Winnebagoes, Menominees, Sac and Fox, detailing the Indian wars
that erupted on the frontier and following, in particular, the lives
of such frontier notables as Simon Kenton, Tecumseh, Chief Logan,
Daniel Boone, Benjamin Logan, Little Turtle, William Henry Harrison
and many others. Winner of high critical acclaim and many awards.
Reprinted in foreign languages and in paperback editions. Over a
million copies have been sold. Used in many high schools and colleges
and widely excerpted in textbooks and anthologies. A main selection
of the Outdoor Life Book Club and alternate selection of the Literary
Guild. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in history. Originally published
in hardcover in 1967 by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, Mass. Having
gone out of print after 29 years in hardcover and 32 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. The
new hardcover and trade paperback editions are currently available.