Washington'S Tour To The Ohio And Articles Of The Mississippi Company

Walk beside a young George Washington as he rides into the untamed interior of North America, assessing distant frontiers that will soon shape a nation. The frontier feels very near. Washington's Tour to the Ohio and Articles of the Mississippi Company brings together his vivid travel record along the 18th century Ohio River with the organising papers of a powerful colonial land speculation venture. In this colonial American history book, readers encounter the landscapes, peoples and ambitions of colonial Ohio frontier America, captured at the moment when empire, commerce and conflict converged in the Ohio River valley. As an early American travel narrative interwoven with Mississippi Company documents, this George Washington Ohio journal offers rare insight into Ohio river valley history and the speculative schemes that drew planters, soldiers and investors westward. Rich in primary source historical documents, it serves as an accessible American history primary source and a dependable sourcebook for history students exploring diplomacy, surveying and the economics of expansion. Collectors of founding fathers documents collection titles will value its candid window onto Washington's mindset and the legal frameworks behind western enterprise. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.