Describes the activities of three men; Sam Sharpe; Nat Turner John Brown in the struggle against slavery. Two of them were descended from enslaved Africans; the other was white. This book tells how ;willingly or unwillingly; each became involved in violent protest and what happened as result.
#764148 in Books Osprey Publishing 2012-01-24 2012-01-24Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.83 x .21 x 7.36l; #File Name: 184908564180 pages9781849085649
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful. I have wanted a new book about the Forbes campaign for yearsBy historyguyRene Chartrand's Tomahawk and Musket finally gives French forces in the Ohio valley their due in the 1758 campaign. Undefeated in the field by their British opponents; but forced into defeat by their superior numbers and supplies. So many books have been written about this theater of war regarding Washington's defeat at Fort Necessity and Braddock's defeat at the Monongahela. This book fills in the gap and let's the interested reader know that one of the greatest guerilla forces in history (French forces at Duquesne) did not remain idle after 1755. I have been an amateur student of this campaign for years; and have visited the sites mentioned in this book multiple times; and have known that several older histories (which mention the battle at Fort Ligonier) paint the incident as a British victory due to the fact that the French didn't take the fort (when that wasn't the objective at all). There are even some accounts which try to make it seem as though the French were pushed away from the fort by force due to British artillery fire and attacks. Anyone who reads these accounts with a critical eye and looks at the comments made by Forbes and Bouquet after the battle realizes that the British had narrowly avoided an even bigger disaster due to the strength of Fort Ligonier's defenses. In the meantime the French showed their prowess on the battlefield and successfully convinced Forbes to delay his advance until the new year. Only the timely capture of a few French prisoners during a patrol in November allowed Forbes to know the true weakness of Fort Duquesne resulting in it's destruction a few weeks later. Great book telling the often ignored story of the important and final chapter of the French and Indian War in Pennsylvania.Visit Fort Ligonier for a surprisingly great collection of top notch artifacts and paintings from the period as well as a painstakingly reconstructed period fort.Fort Pitt museum at the forks of the Ohio in Pittsburgh isn't much to look at from the outside but is a great museum inside.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I enjoyed this bookBy Ted EllisIn the end; it's a good little book. I was disappointed by the first half; leading up to the Forbes campaign; but then that's not the focus of this volume. The second half provided some insight missed by other works. A unique look "from the other side." After all; the old clique about the victors writing the history books holds a lot of truth. That said; Chartrand's brit-american history is lacking in some places. Obviously taken from earlier sources that as he alludes to himself in the introduction; can be tainted by patriotic rhetoric. It's not a huge book and it's not THE source on the period; but it is informative. I did learn some details I didn't know before. I enjoyed it!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five Stars (1272 locations)By The ChroniclerWell written and very informative.
