Author |
Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959 |
LoC No. |
13022481
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Title |
Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835 A study of the evolution of the northwestern frontier, together with a history of Fort Dearborn
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Original Publication |
United States: The University of Chicago Press,1913.
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Contents |
The Chicago portage -- Chicago in the seventeenth century -- The Fox wars: a half-century of conflict -- Chicago in the revolution -- The fight for the Northwest -- The founding of Fort Dearborn -- Nine years of garrison life -- The Indian utopia -- The outbreak of war -- The battle and defeat -- The fate of the survivors -- The new Fort Dearborn -- The Indian trade -- War and the plague -- The vanishing of the red man.
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Credits |
Tom Cosmas compiled from materials generously provided by The Internet Archive and are placed in the Public Domain.
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Language |
English |
LoC Class |
F516: United States local history: Ohio River and Valley.
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Subject |
Northwest, Old -- History
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Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Northwest, Old
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Subject |
Fort Dearborn Massacre, Chicago, Ill., 1812
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Subject |
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875
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Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois -- Chicago
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Category |
Text |
EBook-No. |
69274 |
Release Date |
Oct 31, 2022 |
Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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