Old Forts of the Great Lakes: Sentinels in the Wilderness

by James P. Barry

Book Overview

This fascinating book traces the development of Great Lakes forts from the 1600s to the American Civil War. The French, British, and Americans build military forts and established fortified trading posts and missions. Barry gives dramatic background, showing the forces that led to the building of the forts and sometimes to their destruction. He compellingly describes campaigns and battles. He gives us such colorful historical figures as Antoine de...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882376056
• ISBN13: 9781882376056
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press Michigan
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"