The Frontiersmen

by Allan W. Eckert

Overview

The first book in the six-volume series known as The Winning of America in hardcover and Narratives of America in paperback. One of Eckert's most popular books, this is a narrative history of the opening of Kentucky and the great Northwest Territory -- Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and part of Minnesota -- during the period 1755 to 1836, through events of the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. It tells of the white man's push into the territory occupied by such tribes of Indians as the Shawnees, Potawatomies, Wyandots (Hurons), Ottawas, Chippewas (Ojibwas), Miamis, Kickapoos, Winnebagoes, Menominees, Sac and Fox, detailing the Indian wars that erupted on the frontier and following, in particular, the lives of such frontier notables as Simon Kenton, Tecumseh, Chief Logan, Daniel Boone, Benjamin Logan, Little Turtle, William Henry Harrison and many others. Winner of high critical acclaim and many awards. Reprinted in foreign languages and in paperback editions. Over a million copies have been sold. Used in many high schools and colleges and widely excerpted in textbooks and anthologies. A main selection of the Outdoor Life Book Club and alternate selection of the Literary Guild. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in history.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013075375
Publisher:	Stuart, Jesse Foundation, The
Publication date:	08/31/2011
Series:	Winning of America , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	626
Sales rank:	106,422
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Allan W. Eckert was an historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, screenwriter, and playwright. The author of forty published books—plus one, The Infinite Dream, available the fall of 2011 by Jesse Stuart Foundation—he was nominated on seven seperate occasions for the Pulitzer Prize in literature and, in 1985, was recipient of an honorary degree as Doctor of Humane Letters from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. In 1998 he received his second honorary doctorate, also in Humane Letters, this time from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to his, he wrote and had published over 150 articles, essays, and short stories, as well as considerable poetry, a major outdoor drama, and screenplays for several movies.

Editorial Reviews

This is a fantastic book if you love Early American Historical Narratives which I love. I first read this book about twenty years ago, and recently read it again. The author's foot notes and reference material allow you to really dive into the time period of the book!

Bill Osman

I love this book! Eckert's classic tale of Simon Kenton and settlement of the Ohio Valley is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the United States.

Matthew Schweitzer

This book is incredible ! I've read it four times and I'm still captivated by it . You can't put this book down even if you tried!

Tonto 79

This is truly a book hard to put down. A great history lesson, but Allan Eckert ties it all together as if it is a novel. Our American history is so interesting when a writer of his caliber does all the research, to bring it to print. I would recommend this book to anyone, and wish I would have found writers like Eckert when I was in high school. He is a classic story teller.

Anonymous Reader

I would have to say that this book is one of the best, if not THE best book that I have ever read. I am an 8th grade teacher and I use this book in my classes and try to make the name Simon Kenton, who is the main character, come to life for my students. It's a shame that he is usually only mentioned briefly in most text books. He was a greater frontiersman than Daniel Boone. For us that live in the Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Indiana areas, this book is must reading.

Ned Hostetler