Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Collision of Worlds, 1700–1755
2. War Comes to the Backcountry
3. “Dissatisfact’n, Discontentand Clamours of All Ranks”: The Breakdown of Backcountry Society, 1755–1758
4. “An Extream Bad Collection Of Broken Innkeepers, Horse Jockeys, & Indian Traders”: The Provincial Forces
5. Wars and Words: Political Conlict and the Diplomatic Offensive
6. Turning Point: The British Drive to the Ohio
7. The Quest for Security, 1759–1763
8. Denouement: “Pontiac’s War,” 1763–1765
Conclusion
Appendix: Composition of the Provincial Regiments
Abbreviations
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index