Choosing Sides on the Frontier in the American Revolution

by Walter S. Dunn Jr.

Contrary to common understanding, in the backcountry at least, the American Revolution was fought over land rather than democratic ideals. In this book, historian Walter Dunn reveals the true nature of the conflicting interests on the frontier, demonstrating that the primary issues there, land and the fur trade, were, in fact, the basis of the conflict between the local colonists and Britain. Diverse Indian groups, wealthy land speculators, humbler...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275994295
• ISBN13: 9780275994297
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"