The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
Author David McCullough stands securely as one of our nation’s great historians. His prior well-received works have focused upon American military and political history. This exposition tells how the American ideal settled into what was then known as the Northwest Territory. McCullough does so by sharing the work of five sizable figures in early Ohio history. The five played varied roles in life: A pastor/educator, a military man, the farmer-son of the pastor/educator, an architect,…