Historian Russell Bellico combines his signature lively narrative with contemporary accounts, archeological information, and a wealth of illustrations to present the military campaigns and forts in the Lake Champlain-Lake George-Hudson River Corridor, where the British and French fatefully struggled for control of a continent during the French and Indian War, 1754-1763.
Empires in the Mountains: French and Indian War Campaigns and Forts in the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River Corridor
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About the Book
Empires in the Mountains focuses entirely on the campaigns and forts along the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River Corridor during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). It covers the epic battles of the war in the lake valleys, as well as the arduous task of building fortresses and warships in the wilderness of northern New York. Relying on original documents, the book provides a firsthand human dimension in recounting the extraordinary events of the war. Nicholas Westbrook, director-emeritus at Fort Ticonderoga, has suggested that, “Not since Francis Parkman . . . has the epic story of the ‘Warpath of Empire’ been told with such sweep and such rich detail.” Gary Zaboly, author of A True Ranger, called Empires “a commanding history . . . highly readable and authoritative, easily the best single book” on the subject.
ISBN
9780916346836
Format
Paperback
Page Count
366 pages
Dimensions
7 x 10