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The #1 New York Times bestseller by Pulitzer Prize–winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that's "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal)—the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.
As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which...
As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which...
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The Ohio River is one of America's great waterways. From 1755, the Ohio would lead a few intrepid explorers and surveyors into a land of vast abundance. But that land was already home to a vast array of Indians who vowed to defend their land against the seemingly unstoppable influx of settlers, beginning a full-scale war that would last for generations.
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"Best-selling author David McCullough tells the story of the settlers who began America's migration west, overcoming almost-unimaginable hardships to build in the Ohio wilderness a town and a government that incorporated America's highest ideals. As part of the Treaty of Paris, in which Great Britain recognized the new United States of America, Britain ceded the land that comprised the immense Northwest Territory, a wilderness empire northwest of...
