Building the Natchez Trace Parkway - Brossura

Natchez Trace Parkway Association

Brossura

ISBN 10: 073859153X ISBN 13: 9780738591537

Casa editrice: Arcadia Pub, 2012

Riassunto

This pictorial history of Natchez Trace illustrates the people, places, and events that have shaped the area's cultural and natural history.

The Natchez Trace is one of the oldest trails in North America. In 1801, President Jefferson ordered the Army to build a road along the trail to provide a route for moving troops and delivering mail. Jefferson dispatched soldiers down the road in 1803 to protect the Louisiana Purchase, and Andrew Jackson and his troops followed it to battle the British in the War of 1812. As an 1800-era link between Nashville, Tennessee, and Natchez, Mississippi, the road served as a pathway for settling much of what we now know as the South. Twentieth-century writers such as Eudora Welty later embellished its lore of heroes, bandits, and spies, inspiring Southern leaders to revive the Natchez Trace.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Arcadia Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 073859153X
• ISBN 13: 9780738591537
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 127
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Buchpark GmbH; gpsr@buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Germania