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It Happened in New Hampshire

- Stories of Events and People that Shaped Granite State History

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From a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state''s first impeachment trial, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State.┬╖Relive the humorous, not-so-adventurous "camping" trip by a group of America''s most famous industrial titans in 1919, whose necessities included a personal chef and an electric generator.┬╖Find out how one woman''s kind act toward a young Native American years later spared her and her children from certain death during a ruthless revenge attack on settlers in a Dover garrison.┬╖Learn how concern to protect the White Mountains from environmental degradation contributed to the establishment of national forests across the United States.┬╖Discover how a fearless force of thirty soldiers refused surrender and sucessfully held off an army of 700 French militia and Indian allies at a remote outpost.┬╖Read about how two colonial governors-who, coincidentally, were close relatives-shocked their citizens with nearly equally scandalous, completely unexpected marriages.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781493040353
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 248
  • Utgitt:
  • 1. desember 2020
  • Utgave:
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 140x218x14 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 290 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 20. januar 2025

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From a bizarre French and Indian War battle to the state''s first impeachment trial, It Happened in New Hampshire looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Granite State.┬╖Relive the humorous, not-so-adventurous "camping" trip by a group of America''s most famous industrial titans in 1919, whose necessities included a personal chef and an electric generator.┬╖Find out how one woman''s kind act toward a young Native American years later spared her and her children from certain death during a ruthless revenge attack on settlers in a Dover garrison.┬╖Learn how concern to protect the White Mountains from environmental degradation contributed to the establishment of national forests across the United States.┬╖Discover how a fearless force of thirty soldiers refused surrender and sucessfully held off an army of 700 French militia and Indian allies at a remote outpost.┬╖Read about how two colonial governors-who, coincidentally, were close relatives-shocked their citizens with nearly equally scandalous, completely unexpected marriages.

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