Experience the French and Indian War through weekly newspaper reports from events of 1756 and 1757. Lists events of colonial America, Forts Oswego and William Henry fall to the French, along with Robert Rogers and his Rangers in their expeditions around
Experience the French and Indian War through weekly newspaper reports from events of 1756 and 1757. Lists events of colonial America, Forts Oswego and...
Abercrombie's humiliating defeat at Ticonderoga in 1758 was the last straw for the beleaguered British Army. After three years of attempts to remove the French from their settlements and forts on English territory, the British resolved to replace their in
Abercrombie's humiliating defeat at Ticonderoga in 1758 was the last straw for the beleaguered British Army. After three years of attempts to remove t...
Packed full of action and drama: soldiers march, ships sail, guns roar; generals fall, villages burn and scalping knives drip with gore. These unaltered newspaper articles consist of letters, reports and perhaps a few exaggerations; still, they represent
Packed full of action and drama: soldiers march, ships sail, guns roar; generals fall, villages burn and scalping knives drip with gore. These unalter...
By 1760, the capitulation of Canada by the French and Canadians all but ended the French & Indian War. Blockaded by the powerful British Navy, the people of New France might have been lacking in provisions, but certainly not in fighting spirit. Attempts t
By 1760, the capitulation of Canada by the French and Canadians all but ended the French & Indian War. Blockaded by the powerful British Navy, the peo...
New Ulm, Minnesota, bore the brunt of the Sioux Uprising in 1862 during two battles, which decided the fate of what became known as the Dakota Conflict. Drawn from Dr. Fritsche[
New Ulm, Minnesota, bore the brunt of the Sioux Uprising in 1862 during two battles, which decided the fate of what became known as the Dakota Conflic...
This is volume two of Lucier's continuing endeavor to provide his audience with a front row seat to the American Revolution. Drawing from twenty-three media resources as well as private letters, eyewitness accounts and official reports, this book imparts
This is volume two of Lucier's continuing endeavor to provide his audience with a front row seat to the American Revolution. Drawing from twenty-three...
In his final book, the late Mr. Lucier takes readers through the final months of the key year, 1776, to the end of January 1777. Much is happening during this time as Washington, Howe, Gates, Clinton, Lee, and Putnam scheme battle plans; British and Ameri
In his final book, the late Mr. Lucier takes readers through the final months of the key year, 1776, to the end of January 1777. Much is happening dur...
In late September of 1768, a fleet of British warships entered Boston harbor, and two army regiments disembarked for a year-long occupation of the city. The governor, Sir Francis Bernard, had requested these forces as a means of preserving law and order and ensuring the protection of loyalist citizens after several disturbances earlier that summer had raised suspicions against patriot agitators. Samuel Adams, a staunch patriot, was outraged at this treatment, which he called "the grossest and most pointed Insult ever offered to a free People and its whole Legislature." With direct and...
In late September of 1768, a fleet of British warships entered Boston harbor, and two army regiments disembarked for a year-long occupation of the cit...
