![]() It was territory controlled by England following the French and Indian Wars. For reasons I hope to illuminate in this review, I am extremely glad that I chose to read "The Pioneers."Īlthough most Americans do not realize it, the huge territory, virtually 20% of the continental United States, was not part of the Louisiana Purchase. I chose to read his history entitled "The Pioneers" because it covered a part of American history about which I felt deficient, the establishment and settlement of the Northwest Territory that totally encompasses the states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. ![]() ![]() ![]() David McCullough is the dean of American historians with such noteworthy works, as "1776," "The Great Bridge", and "The Johnstown Flood." He is equally regarded as a biographer with top of the line biographies of John Adams and Harry S. ![]()
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