During the winter of 1776; in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War; Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path into a fur corridor; a settlement trail; and eventually a war road. By recounting the growth of this important but under appreciated thoroughfare; this study offers critical insight into a vital Revolutionary supply route.
#1294308 in Books 2009-05-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.90 x .80 x 6.90l; .90 #File Name: 0786442409232 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Right cover; wrong book!By BlueJay590The cover title does not correspond with the content. The cover reads: "Station Master on the Underground Railroad: The Life and Letters of Thomas Garrett (Revised Edition)." The author is listed as James A. McGowan with a foreword by William C. Kashatus. However; the actual book contained within the cover is entitled: "Women in the Civil War: Extraordinary Stories of Soldiers; Spies; Nurses; Doctors; Crusaders and Others." The author is Larry G. Eggleston. Both the book cover and the book content are listed as McFarland Company; Inc.; Publishers; Jefferson; North Carolina; and London publications. While it appears "Women in the Civil War" is a quality writing; it is not what I paid $40.00 plus to receive. I am hoping that eventually I will receive the correct book.1 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Who's for Abolition? I am!By Timmy ChurchGarrett; like so many in his fambly; was one of the unsung heroes of the American experiment. Which has failed; I hate to say it but we should all pack up our things and join other countries. But before it failed men like Garrett; and so many in his fambly; showed the truest; farthest measure of human goodness. And; somehow; managed to make a buck doing it. Don't ask me how; I don't know. Perhaps their decadent addiction to the capitalist system would result in those they championed; those they freed; and those they loved; finding oppression even after emancipation. Way to go. All the same; though; they did a lot better than most people. Most of those dead people were bastards. Especially in the South.
