George Rogers Clark's Fort Jefferson 1780-1781, Kentucky's Outpost on the Western Frontier

Built at the mouth of the Ohio River, George Rogers Clark's Fort Jefferson was the only 18th-century military and civilian settlement in Kentucky constructed at the command of the Virginia government. In this text for scholars, Carstens draws upon primary source material to describe the daily routine and recount the pivotal events that took place at this outpost of the early frontier. He details the fort's structural composition before exploring such areas as the medical concerns, gender roles, and legal matters of its inhabitants. Carstens (geosciences, Murray State U.) has studied Fort Jefferson for 24 years. Annotation 2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)