The Ohio Frontier: An Anthology of Early Writings

Book Overview

"The readings in this anthology-the diaries of a trader and a missionary, the letter of a frontier housewife, the travel account of a wide-eyed young English tourist, the memoir of an escaped slave, and many others-provide a ground-level view of the Old Northwest frontier. See other books in the series Ohio River Valley .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813109795
• ISBN13: 9780813109794
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

a step back into history

This book is hard to describe but an anthology, like the title says, is a good start.It is a good book to read to get an authentic perspective of the frontier history of this important state,sure, it has some boring moments, but a complete read gives you a good feel for the times and history of the Ohio frontier.It almost puts you there at the time of all these goings on.Like I said, some boring, but, also quite a bit interesting at the same time.