Fort Ticonderoga | Held in Turn by France, Great Britain and the United States, Bicentennial 1755 - 1955 | A Key to a Continent

Pell, John H. G. [Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière (1723-1798)]

Published by Published by Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Fort Ticonderoga, New York First Edition . 1955., 1955

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First edition in publisher's original stapled colour photographic card wrap covers [soft back]. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Fort Ticonderoga, formerly Fort Carillon, is a large 18th-century star fort built by the French at a narrows near the south end of Lake Champlain, in northern New York, in the United States. It was constructed by Canadian-born French military engineer Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière between October 1755 and 1757, during the action in the North American theater of the Seven Years' War, often referred to in the US as the French and Indian War. The fort was of strategic importance during the 18th-century colonial conflicts between Great Britain and France, and again played an important role during the American Revolutionary War. Contains 96 printed pages of text with archive monochrome illustrations and maps throughout. Slight soiling to the pale cream card covers and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. AMERICA [History]. Seller Inventory # 95643

Bibliographic Details

Title: Fort Ticonderoga | Held in Turn by France, ...

Publisher: Published by Fort Ticonderoga Museum, Fort Ticonderoga, New York First Edition . 1955.

Publication Date: 1955

Edition: 1st Edition