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Name: Lost Fort Ellis
Brand: Dr. Thomas C. Rust
SKU: 9781626199798
Price: 16.49 USD
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The Lost American history book series reunites the stories and imagery of beautifully forgotten places, towns, and buildings in America. Explore the stories of the automotive companies who tried to make it big in the Motor City, only to fail. Visit Hammond, Indiana, once known as “Atlantic City on the Lake.” Dive deep into the underwater ghost towns of North Georgia, eat along Gertrude Stein at the Maramor, or trek through the tunnels of Cincinnati’s incomplete subway. From abandoned ski areas to sunken plantations, getting lost has never been so rewarding! [View all Lost books]

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Lost Fort Ellis

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Lost Forts of Casper

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Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads

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Reclaiming Jacksonville

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Lost Fort Ellis

9781626199798

$21.99 $16.49 Save 25%

Established in 1867 in the Gallatin Valley of Montana, Fort Ellis played a key role in the development of the Montana frontier. From post commanders attacking the town to restoring order when riotous mobs got out of control, explore the ambivalent, albeit contentious, relationship from 1867 to 1886 between the civilians and soldiers in whimsical but dramatic fashion. Competing visions of economic and military conditions on the frontier led to a complex relationship that has all the drama of a Hollywood western. Join MSU–Billings history professor Dr. Thomas C. Rust as he examines the fort's impact on the social and economic development of early Bozeman, the problems of military command and the dynamics of the soldier-civilian interaction on Montana's frontier.

Lost Forts of Casper

9781467119221

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Three army outposts built before and during the Civil War protected critical routes along the western trails at the North Platte River near what later became Casper. All had been abandoned by 1867, and their dramatic stories are mostly forgotten. The Post at Platte Bridge was a vital outpost on Albert Sidney Johnston's Utah War supply route. Camp Dodge and Platte Bridge Station, also called Fort Caspar, guarded telegraph lines from Native American sabotage. Violent winds, horrendous blizzards and scorching summers made life miserable. Tension reached a fever pitch at the Battle of Platte Bridge when Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho attacked a cavalry detachment led by Caspar Collins. Today, a reconstructed Fort Caspar stands as a vigilant reminder of the struggles at those lonely frontier stations. Local historian Johanna Wickman chronicles military efforts to keep the peace, wage war and merely survive.

Lost Attractions of Hampton Roads

9781467142854

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Take a trip down memory lane to beloved destinations for fun and families across Virginia’s tidewater.

Cruise the rails of Ocean View Amusement Park’s “The Rocket” roller coaster, dig for fossils at Hampton’s Rice’s Fossil Pit, celebrate the winter season at Portsmouth’s Coleman’s Nursery and learn the significant role that Buckroe Beach’s Bay Shore Beach Park played in American history. From the Great White Fleet to a Wild West park, journey through this vibrant history with author and historian Nancy E. Sheppard and discover whether such cherished places can ever truly be lost.