George Rogers Clark
Subtitle: "I glory in war"
By: by William R. Nester
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 386
ISBN-13: 9780806142944
Subjects: Generals; Frontier and pioneer life; United States; Biography; United States. Continental Army; History
Description: George Rogers Clark (1752-1818) led four victorious campaigns against the Indians and British in the Ohio Valley during the American Revolution, but his most astonishing coup was recapturing Fort Sackville in 1779, when he was only twenty-six. For eighteen days, in the dead of winter, Clark and his troops marched through bone-chilling nights to reach the fort. With a deft mix of guile and violence, Clark led his men to triumph, without losing a single soldier. Although historians have ranked him among the greatest rebel commanders, Clark's name is all but forgotten today. William R. Nester resurrects the story of Clark's triumphs and his downfall in this, the first full biography of the man in more than fifty years... -- Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Nature and nurture; title: The surveyor; title: Lord Dunmore's war; title: The dark and bloody ground; title: Rebellion; title: Promotion; title: The bloodless conquest; title: War of words; title: Counterpunch; title: Purgatory; title: Caging the hair buyer; title: Crossroads; title: Forting up; title: The village burner; title: Fire in the rear; title: The bloodiest year; title: Peace; title: Distant horizons; title: Conspiracies; title: Final reckonings.