Never Come to Peace Again: Pontiac's Uprising and the Fate of the British Empire in North America Contributor(s): Dixon, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806144629 ISBN-13: 9780806144627 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $21.73 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
Dewey: 973.27 |
Series: Campaigns and Commanders |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.12" W x 9.07" (1.12 lbs) 353 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: Prior to the American Revolution, the Ohio River Valley was a cauldron of competing interests: Indian, colonial, and imperial. The conflict known as Pontiac's Uprising, which lasted from 1763 until 1766, erupted out of this volatile atmosphere. Never Come to Peace Again, the first complete account of Pontiac's Uprising to appear in nearly fifty years, is a richly detailed account of the causes, conduct, and consequences of events that proved pivotal in American colonial history. When the Seven Years' War ended in 1760, French forts across the wilderness passed into British possession. Recognizing that they were just exchanging one master for another, Native tribes of the Ohio valley were angered by this development. Led by an Ottawa chief named Pontiac, a confederation of tribes, including the Delaware, Seneca, Chippewa, Miami, Potawatomie, and Huron, rose up against the British. Ultimately unsuccessful, the prolonged and widespread rebellion nevertheless took a heavy toll on British forces. Even more devastating to the British was the rise in revolutionary sentiment among colonists in response to the rebellion. For Dixon, Pontiac's Uprising was far more than a bloody interlude between Great Britain's two wars of the eighteenth century. It was the bridge that linked the Seven Years' War with the American Revolution. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dixon, David: - David Dixon (1954-2008) was Professor of History at Slippery Rock University, Pennsylvania. He is the author of the award-winning book Hero of Beecher Island: The Life and Military Career of George A. Forsyth. |