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The pioneers : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal West  Cover Image Book Book

The pioneers : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal West

Summary: In the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain recognized the new United States of America. They also ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of the Ohio River containing the future states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough uses five historical personages to tell the uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments. -- adapted from jacket

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  • ISBN: 9781501168680
  • ISBN: 1501168681
  • ISBN: 9781501168697
  • Physical Description: print
    331 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2019.
  • Badges:
    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 4 / 5.0

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part I: 1787-1794. The Ohio country ; Forth to the wilderness ; Difficult times ; Havoc -- Part II: 1795-1814. A new era commences ; The Burr conspiracy ; Adversities aplenty -- Part III: 1815-1863. The cause of learning ; The travelers ; Journey's end.
Subject: Ohio River Valley History To 1795
Northwest, Old History
Pioneers Ohio River Valley Biography
Cutler, Manasseh 1742-1823
Cutler, Ephraim 1767-1853
Putnam, Rufus 1738-1824
Barker, Joseph 1765-1843
Hildreth, Samuel P. (Samuel Prescott) 1783-1863

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  • 7 of 8 copies available at Kenton County.

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Covington Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126022530665 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Covington Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126022530749 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Covington Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126024283172 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Covington Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126024334231 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126022530723 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Erlanger Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126024654059 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Independence Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126022530673 Closed Stacks Nonfiction Available -
Independence Branch 977 M133p 2019 (Text) 33126024654042 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 05/20/2024

David McCullough (1933–2022) twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, The Wright Brothers, and The Pioneers. He was the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

David McCullough has twice received the Pulitzer Prize, for Truman and John Adams, and twice received the National Book Award, for The Path Between the Seas and Mornings on Horseback. His other acclaimed books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, Brave Companions, 1776, The Greater Journey, The American Spirit, and The Wright Brothers. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. Visit DavidMcCullough.com.

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