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The Wilderness War A Narrative Winning of America Series Allan W Eckert 9781931672146 Books

I've read The Wilderness War knowing that I would enjoy it. I've enjoyed all the books in the series. It covers the Revolutionary War in the wilderness. Something you never really hear about. The white man always takes the blame for treating the Indian bad, but there was bad behavior on all sides, more than enough to go around. The Indians, though intelligent, acted liked barbarians toward their enemies, including women and children. That's what really leads to the destruction of the Iroquois League at the height of their power. Once again, I was amazed by the scenes of torture the Indians inflicted on prisoners, including cannibalism when in need of food. The country was divided just like it is today, and when you add the fact that getting anywhere was difficult, war crimes were always a threat. Mr. Eckert brings the period to life, and I will read this book again. Be prepared to be shocked at some scenes described in this book, but they are part of our history.


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great book, can't put eckerts books down, recommend to everyone who is interested in our history in the USA
oh allan eckert!I am so soory he has passed as i have heard,He write a moving book love everyone he writes,,this book was practiclly in my back door in location,,I cannot past hte places without seeing how it was in his words great book,,,!!
The Winning of America series is a highly accurate and well researched historical work. Anyone interested in the development of North America will find this 6 volume work a great read. I question the presentation method of the footnotes but it is a minor inconvenience. Read as individual volumes the work can be enjoyed but I really recommend the entire series to anyone with interest in the subject.
This is Allan Eckert at his very best writing. Out of his six series set of books on the Winning Of America Series, this probably describes best the relationship between the English, French and Indians that ultimately propels the colonies into the Revolutionary War. Much of the action is concentrated around the period of 1745 to 1763. Eckert goes into vivid details in describing the Indians, the French Canadians and the settlers on our western territory at that time. The ignorance and pompous attitudes of the crown, the bungling inept leadership of the British generals and in particular the Virginia Colony's Col. George Washington and the Crowns General Edward Braddock, and the confused state of the many Indian tribes caught in the middle of the great land grab and greed of the colonies, Virginia being the most egregious, and finally the unbelievable hardships the settlers suffered on the borders of our western advance, all succumb to one disastrous period in the history of America's flight to the west..

And all the actions described above propelled the colonies into their battle for independence and their lack of direction on the slavery issue when framing the Constitution. It all makes for a story that needs to be read again and again. For, in many ways, the United States continues to repeat the same mistakes. Only the color of the people deprived and marginalized have changed over the decades. But the fight still remains the same and we haven't learned much by our repeated mistakes or are willing to take the action that would truly correct these inequities imposed upon a weaker culture.. It's always the few with much depriving the many with so little and their willingness to fight wars over such inequality. When will we ever learn and act to change our way of life to where all people have an equal opportunity to the pursuit of happiness?

The Indians practiced great barbaric customs towards their enemies and the Europeans practiced many of the same customs but more importantly the European pompous attitudes led greatly to the untold death and destitutions suffered by all three sides in this conflict. The greatest loser being the Indian culture which is so far superior to anything modern civilization practices today in terms of the ecology, conservation and respect for family. The Europeans destroyed a civilization that they can never hope to attain more or less surpass.

This is one fact filled true story of the settling of our nation mainly east of the Mississippi and the price that literally hundreds of thousands paid for what we called "progress." Call it what you want to. But shame on those generations and the irreparable harm they did to the land and its people. This is not a pretty story but it is a true story that needs to be told.
This was an excellent account of the conflicts between the British, American Revolutionists, and the Seneca Valley Indians. It was factual and told what it was like for those pioneers that moved into this area from Connecticutt. It also highlighted the hard feelings that the Philadelphia aristrocrats held for those American pioneers. Apparently Connecticutt offered land-grants to those that moved into this area and that is what initially attracted them. For those doing geneology, it was especially important to learn of these boundary lines for during this time this area was considered western Connecticutt and not Pennsylvania. I was looking for information on the Wyoming Massacre and what it was like for my ancestors. Eckert did a great job. I learned a lot.
Okay, I am a Revolutionary War buff, I like almost anything dealing with the Revolution. I was raised on stories about the Revolution....my maternal grandmother grew up in the gatehouse of Fort Ticonderoga, where her dad was caretaker (long before FDR restored the fort). Growing up, we visited the fort nearly every summer. I still have family up at Ticonderoga...
My father used to read historical books to me and my brothers, this is in-part why I developed an interest in Early American History. These books are ideal to read to your children to build their interest in Early American History. Authoritative and written on ages 7 through 70 can understand and appreciate American History. The narrative is detailed to exact historical detail.
I've read The Wilderness War knowing that I would enjoy it. I've enjoyed all the books in the series. It covers the Revolutionary War in the wilderness. Something you never really hear about. The white man always takes the blame for treating the Indian bad, but there was bad behavior on all sides, more than enough to go around. The Indians, though intelligent, acted liked barbarians toward their enemies, including women and children. That's what really leads to the destruction of the Iroquois League at the height of their power. Once again, I was amazed by the scenes of torture the Indians inflicted on prisoners, including cannibalism when in need of food. The country was divided just like it is today, and when you add the fact that getting anywhere was difficult, war crimes were always a threat. Mr. Eckert brings the period to life, and I will read this book again. Be prepared to be shocked at some scenes described in this book, but they are part of our history.