About this title: Whipped to a frenzy by the French, the Iroquois were cutting a swath of desolation from New York to Virginia. Terrified settlers banded together, no match for the Indians' cunning. Cabins were burned, entire families massacred, victims scalped, captives tortured. Yet, in the end, the Iroquois would pay the highest price.
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Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553208757ISBN:0553208756
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. A good used copy with excellent pages. Cover has some creases and edge wear. Spine has slight curve from a previous read. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1971-01-01
Description: Like New. Like New. Clean, tight, & bright, with no tears, marks, or highlighting. Cover has small chip at bottom. Appears unread. From The Civil War Book Shop-As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good. Softcovers clean and sharp with minor rubbing to edges. Interior in very good condition, clean and tight.; 16mo 6"-7" tall. read more
Description: Good. No DJ. Bantam paperback, 1980, used and shows some wear to cover and edges, pgs are slightly yellowed but still intact and readable. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Date Published: 1969
Description: Very Good in Very Good DJ. Very slight edge wear. Penciled price on FFL. Clipped DJ.; Stated 2nd printing. Clean and unmarked.; 653 pages. read more
"Allan Eckert's story or "narrative account" as he calls it of the eighteenth century struggle between France and England along the current day border of the United States and Canada is hard to put down once started. The book covers the fighting between these two nations and their attempts to get the numerous Indian tribes in the region to ally themselves with one or the other European power, to the final detriment of the Indians. I must admit that at first I was unsure if I would like this style of history but after reading the author's note I had a better understanding of what the author was attempting and how he used his sources to help produce the narrative. At one stage, early into the book, I did find the story bogged down but then the author's descriptive talent and the narrative pulled me back into the story and from that point on it fairly run away with me.
I found it hard to put the book down and I was really caught up in the characters, English, Colonial, French and Indian. This is a great and sweeping narrative of these hard and frightening times and the author does not paint a pretty picture when it comes to the manner of warfare practiced by the Indians and Europeans at that time and in that place.
I really enjoyed the story of William Johnson, a man previously unknown to me in American history. I also loved the account of the Marquis de Montcalm. In this alone I was happy to pay the price for this book. I really felt I had a much better understanding of this French soldier and his role in American Colonial history.
The author provides the reader with the true story of what happened at Fort William Henry and his accounts of the corruption of the French colonial system was an eye opener for me. I really enjoyed his descriptions of the people involved from both sides of the war and the accounts of the Indians and their practices, egged on by their European masters was at time quite horrific.
If you enjoyed the movie `Last of the Mohican's then I am sure you will love this epic book of the same period. In over 600 pages of engrossing and interesting narrative this book will take you back to those times and you can spend a few days lost in the history of the `Wilderness Empire'."
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