The pioneers [large print] : the heroic story of the settlers who brought the American ideal west / David McCullough.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781432865092
- ISBN: 1432865099
- Physical Description: 571 pages (large print), 32 unnumbered leaves : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large Print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (467-570).
- 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.
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Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824.
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Hildreth, Samuel P. (Samuel Prescott), 1783-1863.
United States. Ordinance of 1787.
Pioneers > Ohio River Valley > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Ohio River Valley.
Marietta (Ohio) > History.
Ohio River Valley > History > To 1795.
Ohio River Valley > History. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Biographies.
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- 22 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | LP 977 MCC (Text) | 37810435753628 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | LP 977 MCC (Text) | 37810435668230 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
