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Citadel In The Wilderness: The Story of Fort Snelling and the Northwest Frontier
Evan Jones
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 142 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
The lively history of this frontier fort.
History/Regional
The lively history of this frontier fort, now back in print!In 1824 Colonel Josiah Snelling erected a stone fortress at the point where the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers merged, on territory secured by Lieutenant Zebulon Pike in a treaty with the Sioux chief Little Crow. Evan Jones describes the intriguing history of Fort Snelling, the Gibraltar of the West, its effect on the Native Americans of the region, and its role in the westward movement.“A story of bitter and complex rivalries. . . . With massive towers and walls capping a limestone cliff, [Fort ... Read more“The author offers here a rollicking tale of high adventure and low shenanigans in and around Fort Snelling. As much the story of the Indians of the region as of the hardy Americans (famous and infamous) who walked inside this fort’s impressive walls, Citadel relays its message of courage and chicanery with a minimum of ‘undying prose’ but a maximum of straightforward and incisive storytelling.” --Library JournalEvan Jones (1915–1996) was born in Le Sueur, Minnesota. A writer of American history and cookbooks, he is the author of The Minnesota (also published in paperback by University of Minnesota Press), Trappers and Mountain Men, Epicurean Delight: The Life and Times of James Beard, and The L. L. Bean Book of New New England Cookery.ISBN 0-8166-3879-9 Paper £10.95 $14.95 256 Pages 23 black-and-white photos 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 MayFesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage SeriesTranslation Inquiries: Penguin Putnam, Inc. Show LessProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816638796
SKU
V9780816638796
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About Evan Jones
Evan Jones (1915–1996) was born in LeSueur, Minnesota. A writer of American history and cookbooks, he is the author of The Minnesota (also published in paperback by University of Minnesota Press), Trappers and Mountain Men, Epicurean Delight: The Life and Times of James Beard, and The L. L. Bean Book of New New England Cookery.
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