A History Of The Pioneers
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The Pioneers
Author | : David G. McCullough |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 331 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 1982131667 |
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"As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain 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. A Massachusetts minister named Manasseh Cutler was instrumental in opening this vast territory to veterans of the Revolutionary War and their families for settlement. Included in the Northwest Ordinance were three remarkable conditions: freedom of religion, free universal education, and most importantly, the prohibition of slavery. In 1788 the first band of pioneers set out from New England for the Northwest Territory under the leadership of Revolutionary War veteran General Rufus Putnam. They settled in what is now Marietta on the banks of the Ohio River. McCullough tells the story through five major characters: Cutler and Putnam; Cutler's son Ephraim; and two other men, one a carpenter turned architect, and the other a physician who became a prominent figure in American science. They and their families created a town in a primeval wilderness, while coping with such frontier realities as trees of a size never imagined, floods, fires, wolves, bears, even an earthquake, all the while negotiating a contentious and sometimes hostile relationship with the native people. Like so many of McCullough's subjects, they let no obstacle deter or defeat them. Drawn in great part from a rare and all-but-unknown collection of diaries and letters by the key figures, The Pioneers is a uniquely American story of people whose ambition and courage led them to remarkable accomplishments."--Dust jacket.
The Florida Keys
Author | : John Viele |
Publsiher | : Pineapple Press Inc |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1561641014 |
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Well-researched, fascinating accounts of Florida Keys' life of the past two centuries.
American Pioneers and Patriots
Author | : Caroline Emerson |
Publsiher | : Christian Liberty Press |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2005-09-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1932971513 |
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American Pioneers & Patriots will allow your 3rd and 4th grade students to explore America's past through the fictional accounts of typical pioneer families. Young patriots of today will gain an appreciation of the courage it took to build this great nation of ours!
A History of the Pioneers
Author | : John Viele |
Publsiher | : Florida Keys |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-05 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 1561644943 |
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Well researched, fascinating accounts of early Keys life.
History Comes Alive Teaching Unit
Author | : Susan Moger |
Publsiher | : Scholastic Inc. |
Total Pages | : 78 |
Release | : 2001-02 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0439138450 |
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A complete, ready-to-go resource filled with background information, primary sources, hands-on activities, literature and internet links, mapping activities, a read-aloud play, and more!
Go Do Some Great Thing
Author | : Kilian Crawford |
Publsiher | : Harbour Publishing |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2020-10-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781550179491 |
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Living in pre-Civil War Philadelphia, young Black activist Mifflin Gibbs was feeling disheartened from fighting the overwhelming tide of White America’s legalized racism when abolitionist Julia Griffith encouraged him to “go do some great thing.” These words helped inspire him to become a successful merchant in San Francisco, and then to seek a more just society in the new colony of Vancouver Island, where he was to become a prominent citizen and elected official. Gibbs joined a movement of Black American emigrants fleeing the increasingly oppressive and anti-Black Californian legal system in 1858. They hoped to establish themselves in a new country where they would have full access to the rights of citizenship and would be free to seek success and stability. Some six hundred Black Californians made the trip to Victoria in the midst of the Fraser River Gold Rush, but their hopes of finding a welcoming new home were ultimately disappointed. They were to encounter social segregation, disenfranchisement, limited employment opportunities and rampant discrimination. But in spite of the opposition and racism they faced, these pioneers played a pivotal role in the emerging province, establishing an all-Black militia unit to protect against American invasion, casting deciding votes in the 1860 election and helping to build the province as teachers, miners, artisans, entrepreneurs and merchants. Crawford Kilian brings this vibrant period of British Columbia’s history to life, evoking the chaos and opportunity of Victoria’s gold rush boom and describing the fascinating lives of prominent Black pioneers and trailblazers, from Sylvia Stark and Saltspring Island’s notable Stark family to lifeguard and special constable Joe Fortes, who taught a generation of Vancouverites to swim. Since its original publication in 1978, Go Do Some Great Thing has remained foundational reading on the history of Black pioneers in BC. Updated and with a new foreword by Adam Rudder, the third edition of this under-told story describes the hardships and triumphs of BC’s first Black citizens and their legacy in the province today. Partial proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the Hogan's Alley Society.
Heading West
Author | : Pat McCarthy |
Publsiher | : Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | : 143 |
Release | : 2009-08 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 9781613741993 |
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Tracing the vivid saga of Native American and pioneer men, women, and children, this guide covers the colonial beginnings of the westward expansion to the last of the homesteaders in the late 20th century. Dozens of firsthand accounts from journals and autobiographies of the era form a rich and detailed story that shows how life in the backwoods and on the prairie mirrors modern life in many ways--children attended school and had daily chores, parents worked hard to provide for their families, and communities gathered for church and social events. More than 20 activities are included in this engaging guide to life in the west, including learning to churn butter, making dip candles, tracking animals, playing Blind Man's Bluff, and creating a homestead diorama.
Tropical Medicine
Author | : Gordon Cook |
Publsiher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2007-09-17 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0080559395 |
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This superbly illustrated work provides short accounts of the lives and scientific contributions of all of the major pioneers of Tropical Medicine. Largely biographical, the stories discussed enlighten a new generation of scientists to the advances made by their predecessors. Written by Gordon Cook, contributor to the hugely popular Manson’s Tropical Diseases, this report discusses the pioneers themselves and offers a global accounting of their experiences at the onset of the discipline.