"Best-selling author David McCullough tells the story of the settlers who began America's migration west, overcoming almost-unimaginable hardships to build in the Ohio wilderness a town and a government that incorporated America's highest ideals"-- Provided by publisher.
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"Simon & Schuster nonfiction original hardcover."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-314) and index.
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Pultzer Prize winning author of John Adams and 1776
Contents
The Ohio country -- Forth to the wilderness -- Difficult times -- Havoc -- A new era commences -- The Burr conspiracy -- Adversities aplenty -- The cause of education -- The travelers -- Journey's end.
