The Northern Colonies 1724-64 is the subtitle. This title examines the development of the colonial rangers in this period, and shows how they were taught to survive in the woods, to fight hand-to-hand, and to do battle across all types of terrain and in all weather conditions. Based on previously unpublished source material, it paints a vivid picture of the experiences of an American colonial ranger in the northern colonies. Covering the battle at Lovewell's Pond in 1725, a watershed event in New England's frontier history, through to King George's War (1740-48), this book explores the conflicts that prepared the rangers for the final imperial contest for control of North America, the French-Indian War (1754-63).

Gary Zaboly
ISBN 978-1-84176-649-2
Soft cover