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UNINA9910807992803321 |
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Lezay-Marnézia Claude-François-Adrien, marquis de, <1735-1800, > |
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Titolo |
Letters written from the banks of the Ohio / / Claude-François-Adrien de Lezay-Marnésia ; edited with an introduction by Benjamin Hoffmann ; translated by Alan J. Singerman |
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University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2017] |
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©2017 |
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ISBN |
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0-271-07787-5 |
0-271-07789-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (x, 222 pages ) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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French - Ohio River Valley - History - 18th century |
Ohio River Valley Description and travel |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-218) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Editor's Note and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Letters Written from the Banks of the Ohio -- Editor's Foreword -- Letter to Monsieur Le Chevalier de Boufflers, Member of the French National Assembly: Marietta, November 15, 1790 -- Letter to Monsieur Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint- Pierre: Fort Pitt, November 2, 1791 -- Letter to My Eldest Son: Philadelphia, December 15, 1791 -- Appendix -- Prospectus for the Colony on the Ohio and Scioto Rivers in America (1789) -- Th e French on the Banks of the Scioto: Letter to an Immigrant to Kentucky (1790) -- Th e Paris High Court on the Scioto (1790) -- Letter Written by a Frenchman Immigrating to the Lands of the Scioto Company (1790) -- New Prospectus of the Scioto Company (1790) -- Modern Chivalry: Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago and Teague O'Regan, His Servant (1792) -- Letter to Monsieur Audrain, Merchant in Pittsburgh (1800) -- My Memories: To My Children (1851) -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Proper Names |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"A critical translation of an account of a failed colonial project by opponents of the French Revolution, led by the aristocrat Claude-François-Adrien de Lezay-Marnesia, in present-day Ohio"--Provided by |
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