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by Bakeless, John


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George Rogers Clark came out of Virginia to lead a frontier militia during the Revolutionary War. Fighting against the British and the Indians in the Illinois country, he scored impressive victories at Kaskaskia and Vincennes. His eventful life is brought to the fore in "Background to Glory" by John Bakeless, the author of "Daniel Boone: Master of the Wilderness," also a Bison Book.

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  • Title Background to Glory
  • Author Bakeless, John
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 386
  • Publisher Bison Books, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
  • Date 1992
  • ISBN 9780803261051

About the author

In a new introduction, James Ronda judiciously assesses Clark's place in American history. A professor of history at the University of Tulsa, Ronda is the author of the widely acclaimed "Lewis and Clark among the Indians" (1984) and "Astoria and Empire" (1990).
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