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British Drums on the Southern Frontier: the Military Colonization of Georgia, 1733-1749
Larry E Ivers
British Drums on the Southern Frontier: the Military Colonization of Georgia, 1733-1749
Larry E Ivers
Commendation Quotes: The principal contributions of this monograph are twofold. First, by his emphasis upon Oglethorpe, the soldier, Ivers highlights a relatively unknown facet of this complex personality. Second, . . . [Ivers] achieve[s] a definitive picture, albeit on a small canvas, of the day-by-day lives of the participants--Mounted Rangers, Scouting Boat crews, Indian scouts, British regulars, Highlanders, and colonial militiamen. . . . The most striking characteristic of this volume is the exemplary use of clear, informative maps and diagrams. . . . [A]n attractive, useful, and entertaining work.--"The American Historical Review"Publisher Marketing: This lively account of the southern frontier is the first to give a detailed critical analysis of the 1733-49 period during which Georgia served as a British military buffer colony between Spanish-dominated Florida and British-held South Carolina. Primarily a military history, "British Drums on the Southern Frontier" also emphasizes frontier politics and Indian diplomacy. Since James Oglethorpe, first as Georgia's civil leader and later as a British general, implemented--and frequently designed--Britain's imperial strategy on the southern frontier, his character and his political, diplomatic, and military activities are subjected to close scrutiny. Contributor Bio: Ivers, Larry E Larry E. Ivers is an attorney in Clarion, Iowa.
Médias | Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé) |
Validé | 15 mai 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780807856680 |
Éditeurs | University of North Carolina Press |
Genre | Geographic Orientation > Georgia |
Pages | 274 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 17 mm · 426 g |
Langue et grammaire | English |
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