Unsettling the West: Violence and State Building in the Ohio Valley (Early American Studies)

Synopsis

In Revolutionary America, Colonists Surged Across The Appalachians, Indians Fought To Preserve Their Land, And A Bloodbath Ensued—but Why? Breaking With Previous Interpretations, Unsettling The West Tells The Story Of A Frontier Where Government Initiatives, Rather Than Pioneer Independence, Drove Violence And Colonization.