Major US History

“The Winning of the West, Vol. 3: The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths 1784—1790” by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in six volumes. G.P. Putnam's Sons 1894. Note-This book is "read as written." It was published in 1894. It is in the public domain. We all know of Theodore Roosevelt being the US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, and naturalist. But few know of him being an acclaimed historian. Roosevelt's The Winning of the West quickly became a bestseller. The first edition of his book sold out in little more than a month and helped establish Roosevelt as a literary man and scholar, placing him on a path toward future greatness. CONTENTS OF THE THIRD VOLUME: I. The Inrush of Settlers, 1784—1787 II. The Indian Wars, 1784—1787 III. The Navigation of the Mississippi: Separatist Movements and Spanish Intrigues, 1784—1788 IV. The State of Franklin, 1784—1788 V. Kentucky's Struggle for Statehood, 1784—1790 VI. The Northwest Territory; Ohio, 1787—1790 VII. The War in the Northwest, 1787—1790 VIII. The Southwest Territory; Tennessee, 1788—1790

A Dusty Tomes Audio BookIn Cooperation with Spoken Realms The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt. A Major US History Series in six volumes. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1889. Volume One-From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769—1776 Narrated by Joseph TablerNote-This book is "read as written." It was published in 1889. It is in the public domain. We all know of Theodore Roosevelt being the US president from 1901 to 1909, an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, and naturalist. But few know of him being an acclaimed historian. Roosevelt's The Winning of the West quickly became a bestseller. The first edition of his book sold out in little more than a month and helped establish Roosevelt as a literary man and scholar, placing him on a path toward future greatness. CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME:PrefaceCHAPTER I. THE SPREAD OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES.CHAPTER II. THE FRENCH OF THE OHIO VALLEY, 1763—1775. CHAPTER III. THE APPALACHIAN CONFEDERACIES, 1765—1775. CHAPTER IV. THE ALGONQUINS OF THE NORTHWEST, 1769—1774. CHAPTER V. THE BACKWOODSMEN OF THE ALLEGHANIES, 1769—1774. CHAPTER VI. BOON AND THE LONG HUNTERS; AND THEIR HUNTING IN NO-MAN'S-LAND, 1769—1774. CHAPTER VII. SEVIER, ROBERTSON, AND THE WATAUGA COMMONWEALTH, 1769—1774. CHAPTER VIII. LORD DUNMORE'S WAR, 1774. CHAPTER IX. THE BATTLE OF THE GREAT KANAWHA; AND LOGAN'S SPEECH, 1774. CHAPTER X. BOON AND THE SETTLEMENT OF KENTUCKY, 1775. CHAPTER XI. IN THE CURRENT OF THE REVOLUTION-THE SOUTHERN BACKWOODSMEN OVERWHELM THE CHEROKEES, 1776. CHAPTER XII. GROWTH AND CIVIL ORGANIZATION OF KENTUCKY, 1776. Dusty Tomes Audio Books are public domain books retrieved from the ravages of time. Available as never before, as audio books, for your edification, pleasure, and consideration.