Anderson, Fred. The war that made America: a short history of the French and Indian War.ANDERSON, Fred. The war that made America: a short history of the French and Indian War French and Indian War North American phase of a war between France and Britain to control colonial territory (1754–63). The war's more complex European phase was the Seven Years' War. . Read by Simon Vance. 7 cds. 8 hrs. Tantor Media. 2005. 1-4001-0196-4. $34.99. Vinyl; content, author, reader notes. SA This is the official companion to a major PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, documentary series of the same name, but this title can stand alone. The French and Indian War was part of a larger conflict, the Seven Years' War Seven Years' War (1756–63) Major European conflict between Austria and its allies France, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia on one side against Prussia and its allies Hanover and Britain on the other. . The action extended north from Virginia to Quebec and west from the Atlantic Coast to the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. . Anderson covers the causes, strategy, battles, and principal personalities in the struggle; he looks at phases of the war in Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and India. Native Americans are shown to have their own society and culture and the ability to negotiate treaties and conduct business with both sides in the conflict. The story begins with Washington's expedition to Fort Duquesne Fort Duquesne (dəkān`, d  –), at the junction of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, on the site of Pittsburgh, SW Pa. in 1754 and continues to the fall of Quebec in 1759. When the war ended in North America, the scene shifted to other locations. The narrative ends as the repressive acts of the British government (e.g., the Stamp Act Stamp Act, 1765, revenue law passed by the British Parliament during the ministry of George Grenville. The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies, it required that all newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, commercial bills, advertisements, and other , the tea tax) forced the colonists to vigorously protest. Vance's sophisticated British-accented narration is appropriate for the academic subject matter. He reads at a fairly rapid pace with little expression, and handles French phrases with ease. Prof. John E. Boyd, Jenkintown, PA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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