Jay Gitlin: 1 book
The Bourgeois Frontier
French Towns, French Traders, and American Expansion
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Histories tend to emphasize conquest by Anglo-Americans as the driving force behind the development of the American West. In this fresh interpretation, Jay Gitlin argues that the activities of the French are crucial to understanding the phenomenon of westward expansion.The Seven Years War brought...
