The Great Warpath: British Military Sites from Albany to Crown Point

by David R. Starbuck

Overview

The waterway that runs between Albany and Canada contains the richest cluster of 18th-century military sites in the US. Fort William Henry and Fort Ticonderoga experienced fierce conflict during the French and Indian War, and the Saratoga Battlefield is forever linked to the American Revolution. While military historians have told and retold stories of the area's battles and generals, archeologist David Starbuck turns to the daily lives of soldiers, officers, and camp followers by examining the many objects and artifacts they left behind.

Enhanced by 150 photographs and drawings, Starbuck's interpretation of the journals, huts, pottery, ammunition, and other artifacts found at encampments and forts in the Lake Champlain, Lake George, and Hudson River area vividly re-creates the difficulties of soldiering. Because Starbuck and his crews unearthed many of these discoveries, his excitement drives the narrative and enhances an understanding of how colonial American battles were fought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780874519037
Publisher:	University Press of New England
Publication date:	03/01/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

DAVID STARBUCK, coauthor of A Shaker Family Album and author of numerous articles on archeological sites across New England, teaches archeology at Plymouth State College.

Editorial Reviews

"[Starbuck's] most ambitious and best work to date . . . a joy to read . . . This material is of great interest to living historians, and the book presents it extremely well in both text and illustrations." —Muzzleloader

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