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Great Plains Forts
by Jay H. Buckley; Jeffery D. Nokes
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Pub Date
Dec 01 2023
| Archive Date
Nov 30 2023
Description
Great Plains Forts introduces readers to the fortifications that have impacted the lives of Indigenous peoples, fur trappers and traders, travelers, and military personnel on the Great Plains and prairies from precontact times to the present. Using stories to introduce patterns in fortification construction and use, Jay H. Buckley and Jeffery D. Nokes explore the eras of fort-building on the Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Stories about fortifications and fortified cities built by Indigenous peoples reveal the lesser-known history of precontact violence on the plains.
Great Plains Forts includes stories of Spanish presidios and French and British outposts in their respective borderlands. Forts played a crucial role in the international fur trade and served as emporiums along the overland trails and along riverway corridors as Euro-Americans traveled into the American West. Soldiers and families resided in these military outposts, and this military presence in turn affected Indigenous Plains peoples. The appendix includes a reference guide organized by state and province, enabling readers to search easily for specific forts.
Great Plains Forts introduces readers to the fortifications that have impacted the lives of Indigenous peoples, fur trappers and traders, travelers, and military personnel on the Great Plains and...
Description
Great Plains Forts introduces readers to the fortifications that have impacted the lives of Indigenous peoples, fur trappers and traders, travelers, and military personnel on the Great Plains and prairies from precontact times to the present. Using stories to introduce patterns in fortification construction and use, Jay H. Buckley and Jeffery D. Nokes explore the eras of fort-building on the Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Stories about fortifications and fortified cities built by Indigenous peoples reveal the lesser-known history of precontact violence on the plains.
Great Plains Forts includes stories of Spanish presidios and French and British outposts in their respective borderlands. Forts played a crucial role in the international fur trade and served as emporiums along the overland trails and along riverway corridors as Euro-Americans traveled into the American West. Soldiers and families resided in these military outposts, and this military presence in turn affected Indigenous Plains peoples. The appendix includes a reference guide organized by state and province, enabling readers to search easily for specific forts.
Advance Praise
“The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have given us a guide to pursuing some of the most revealing ones as told through the dozens of fortifications that have freckled the midcontinental landscape for centuries, from those of Indigenous peoples through others built for commerce and conquest.”—Elliott West, author of Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
“If looking for a brief summary of forts and posts of the plains and prairie regions, this is your book. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes skillfully weave a narrative history from First Nations fortifications in precontact times to Spanish, Mexican, French, English, and American complexes in both Canada and areas that became part of the United States. An appendix, province by province and state by state, gives summaries of the chronology and purpose of each establishment. No other volume accomplishes so much!”—William R. Swagerty, former director of the John Muir Center at the University of the Pacific
“The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have given us a guide to pursuing some of the most revealing ones as told through the dozens of...
Advance Praise
“The Great Plains are a deep reservoir of American stories. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes have given us a guide to pursuing some of the most revealing ones as told through the dozens of fortifications that have freckled the midcontinental landscape for centuries, from those of Indigenous peoples through others built for commerce and conquest.”—Elliott West, author of Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion
“If looking for a brief summary of forts and posts of the plains and prairie regions, this is your book. Jay Buckley and Jeffery Nokes skillfully weave a narrative history from First Nations fortifications in precontact times to Spanish, Mexican, French, English, and American complexes in both Canada and areas that became part of the United States. An appendix, province by province and state by state, gives summaries of the chronology and purpose of each establishment. No other volume accomplishes so much!”—William R. Swagerty, former director of the John Muir Center at the University of the Pacific
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224
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Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781496207715 |
| PRICE |
$17.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
224
|
Available on NetGalley
NetGalley Shelf App (PDF)
Send to Kindle (PDF)
Download (PDF)
Average rating from 2 members
Featured Reviews
Moonkisz T, Reviewer
A treat for fort history buffs, and a great tool for field trips with family and students with similar interests. As for me? My interest comes from family history quests embarked upon for more information about my own lines and legends, stories to dig into to figure out what is fact and what is more likely a tall tale.
This book provides facts and reported contacts and happenings at a specific set of forts in the American Midwest, along with good representation of the peoples who had lived in those areas before Lewis & Clark changed the neighborhood. Great maps, illustrations and photographs accompany the sections on each locale, and the endpapers are very helpful if you have your heart set on only one particular fort - you won't have to unwind the whole book to get to that information.
I'm sending 3.5 stars up the flagpole. . .rounding to 4 - bonus to the authors for providing information on a subject that hasn't been given much attention.
*A sincere thank you to Jay H. Buckley and Jeffrey D. Nokes, University of Nebraska Press, and NetGalley for an ARC to read and independently review.* #GreatPlainsForts #NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Moonkisz T, Reviewer
A treat for fort history buffs, and a great tool for field trips with family and students with similar interests. As for me? My interest comes from family history quests embarked upon for more information about my own lines and legends, stories to dig into to figure out what is fact and what is more likely a tall tale.
This book provides facts and reported contacts and happenings at a specific set of forts in the American Midwest, along with good representation of the peoples who had lived in those areas before Lewis & Clark changed the neighborhood. Great maps, illustrations and photographs accompany the sections on each locale, and the endpapers are very helpful if you have your heart set on only one particular fort - you won't have to unwind the whole book to get to that information.
I'm sending 3.5 stars up the flagpole. . .rounding to 4 - bonus to the authors for providing information on a subject that hasn't been given much attention.
*A sincere thank you to Jay H. Buckley and Jeffrey D. Nokes, University of Nebraska Press, and NetGalley for an ARC to read and independently review.* #GreatPlainsForts #NetGalley
