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Detroit’s frontier diplomacy and the birth of Cleveland’s history come alive in this study of land, power, and promise.
This nonfiction work traces Detroit’s rise as a Western post and the long sequence of land transfers that shaped the region. It recovers the early French and British records, the shift of authority after 1760, and the emergence of the Western Reserve within Ohio’s settlement story. The narrative centers on Indian land purchases and the key figures who pushed for or against them, including the Askin family, Alexander Henry, and others involved in the contested deeds and treaties of the 1790s.
- How land titles were created, recorded, and contested across centuries in the Detroit and Cleveland area
- The people, places, and government actors who shaped early American frontier boundaries
- The process and politics of the 1795–1796 Cuyahoga Purchase and its aftermath
- The evolving story of the Western Reserve and its place in Ohio history
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book provides a detailed historical examination of the establishment and evolution of Cleveland, Ohio, during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Part of a larger territorial land dispute between the newly formed United States and Great Britain, Cleveland's early political and economic identity was shaped by a complex interplay between Native American tribes, American settlers, British influence, and the geopolitics of the time. The author's deep dive into primary source material, including treaties, deeds, and personal accounts, offers fascinating insights into the city's formative years and the challenges its residents faced as they negotiated competing claims and aspirations in a rapidly changing frontier landscape. By exploring the interplay between local, regional, and international forces, this book contributes to our understanding of both the unique history of Cleveland and the broader historical processes that shaped the development of the American Midwest. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781331101116_0
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