A Country Between - Ethnohistory of the Upper Ohio Valley

A Country Between:  The Upper Ohio Valley and its Peoples, 1724-1774 by Michael N. McConnell

Our current Featured book is a very nicely bound hard cover first edition of "A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and its Peoples, 1724-1774", by Michael N. McConnell.  It is in pristine, like-new condition, with no visible flaws.  The book's black and cream dust jacket features an engraving by Benjamin West.  It was published by the University of Nebraska Press in 1992.  Dr. McConnell is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

From the book jacket...  "As a comprehensive history of Indians in the upper Ohio Valley, this book constitutes a major contribution to the study of American Indians and of the colonial and revolutionary periods.  The Ohio Valley was the crucible of the Seven Years' War in North America, as well as a major factor in both the causes and course of the Revolutionary War. . . . McConnell skillfully applies ethnohistorical methods and insights to produce a first-rate narrative of developments in this region during the half-century prior to the Revolution."

From the publisher's website...  "McConnell shows admirable sensitivity to the plight of the Ohio refugees but not only as they were victims of circumstance. He portrays their changing but constant struggles to preserve a boundary between themselves and advancing Europeans. . . . McConnell eschews romanticism. This is history as it happened."—Journal of American History

"An excellent account of Indian diplomacy in the late Colonial period."—Choice

"McConnell makes a significant contribution to ethnohistory by chronicling with unprecedented precision the history of frontier interactions in the Upper Ohio Valley."—Ethnohistory

"A well-written, judicious and thoughtful study supplying an essential perspective to our understanding of the colonial period . . . obligatory reading for all interested in the early history of Ohio and Pennsylvania."—Ohio History

"Solid history, recommended to all who wish to learn more about Ohio’s Indian heritage."—Northwest Ohio Quarterly

Bibliographic Information

A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and Its Peoples, 1724-1774, by McConnell, Michael N.. Published by University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE, 1992, First Edition, 1st printing. Smith, William (jacket art). ISBN: 0803231423. Hard Cover, Fine with Fine dust jacket. Black illustrated jacket with no signs of use, NO creases, NOT price-clipped. Light grey boards with no signs of use. Text clean, binding solid and square. 354 pages, with index. Sewn binding, cloth over boards, 24 cm, 28 oz.  $75.00

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