THE BUSHFIGHTERS: The Unsung Rangers, from Georgia to Nova Scotia, 1754-1764

Offers the largely unwritten narratives of the unsung colonial Rangers, both white and Native American, from Britain's fourteen colonies (including Nova Scotia), whose contributions to the conquest of the eastern seaboard during the brutal forest wars of 1754-1764 were as important as those of Rogers's Rangers. Relies on the Rangers' own scouting reports, journals, letters, and memoirs. Focuses on the Ranger experience between 1754 and 1764 in the final French and Indian War and the nearly concurrent Cherokee and Pontiac Wars. Also traces the origins and evolution of Anglo-American ranging from the early days of each colony, from King Philip's War through the numerous English-Indigenous conflicts in the 1600s and 1700s, as well as the earlier French and Indian wars. Contains a 16-page color insert, 26 maps and fort plans, and 47 other illustrations -- paintings, photographs, drawings, and 9 full-color paintings by the author.