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Colonial forts of the Champlain and Hudson valleys : sentinels of wood and stone /

"From Montreal to New York City, the rivers and lakes of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys carved a path through the primeval forests of the Northeast. The rival French and English colonies on either end built strategic strongholds there throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. ...Au...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laramie, Michael G.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Fortification > New York (State) > History.
Fortification > New Jersey > History.
Fortification > Canada > History.
Champlain Valley > History.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) > History.
New England > History.
Fortification.
Canada.
New England.
New Jersey.
New York (State)
North America > Champlain Valley.
United States > Hudson River Valley.
History.
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Summary:"From Montreal to New York City, the rivers and lakes of the Hudson and Champlain Valleys carved a path through the primeval forests of the Northeast. The rival French and English colonies on either end built strategic strongholds there throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. ...Author Michael G. Laramie charts the attempts to secure the most important chain of waterways in early North America."--Back cover.
Physical Description:157 pages : illustrations, maps, plans, portraits ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-154) and index.
ISBN:146714486X
9781467144865