Bernard A. Drew, an associate editor of The Lakeville Journal and its associated weekly newspapers in Northwest Connecticut, has written 50 books. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

“superb...a great read”—The Berkshire Eagle.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. English Fur Traders, 1600s      2. King Philip’s War, 1670s      3. Dutch Fur Traders, 1700s      4. The Great Road      5. Housatonic River Valley Settled, 1730s and 1740s      6. Seven Years War, I: Fort Saint-Frédéric (Crown Point) Campaign, 1755      7. Yorkers at Odds      8. Seven Years War, II: Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) Expedition and Canada Reduction Campaign, 1758–1760      9. Roads Less Traveled      10. Compass and Chain      11. Open Rebellion, 1774–1783      12. War of Independence, I: Henry Knox, 1775–1776      13. War of Independence, II: John Burgoyne, 1777      14. Toward War’s End, 1777–1789      15. Knox Trail for the Automobile Age, 1920s      16. Re-enactors, 1942–2008      17. Roads Scholars: Search for the True Knox Trail, 2010      AppendicesA: Nathaniel Austin’s 1764 Road Layout      B: Other Heritage Trails      C: Other Resources      D: Knox Commemoratives      Notes      Works Consulted      Index

Bernard A. Drew, an associate editor of The Lakeville Journal and its associated weekly newspapers in Northwest Connecticut, has written 50 books. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

“superb...a great read”—The Berkshire Eagle.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. English Fur Traders, 1600s      2. King Philip’s War, 1670s      3. Dutch Fur Traders, 1700s      4. The Great Road      5. Housatonic River Valley Settled, 1730s and 1740s      6. Seven Years War, I: Fort Saint-Frédéric (Crown Point) Campaign, 1755      7. Yorkers at Odds      8. Seven Years War, II: Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) Expedition and Canada Reduction Campaign, 1758–1760      9. Roads Less Traveled      10. Compass and Chain      11. Open Rebellion, 1774–1783      12. War of Independence, I: Henry Knox, 1775–1776      13. War of Independence, II: John Burgoyne, 1777      14. Toward War’s End, 1777–1789      15. Knox Trail for the Automobile Age, 1920s      16. Re-enactors, 1942–2008      17. Roads Scholars: Search for the True Knox Trail, 2010      AppendicesA: Nathaniel Austin’s 1764 Road Layout      B: Other Heritage Trails      C: Other Resources      D: Knox Commemoratives      Notes      Works Consulted      Index

Bernard A. Drew, an associate editor of The Lakeville Journal and its associated weekly newspapers in Northwest Connecticut, has written 50 books. He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

“superb...a great read”—The Berkshire Eagle.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Introduction      1. English Fur Traders, 1600s      2. King Philip’s War, 1670s      3. Dutch Fur Traders, 1700s      4. The Great Road      5. Housatonic River Valley Settled, 1730s and 1740s      6. Seven Years War, I: Fort Saint-Frédéric (Crown Point) Campaign, 1755      7. Yorkers at Odds      8. Seven Years War, II: Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) Expedition and Canada Reduction Campaign, 1758–1760      9. Roads Less Traveled      10. Compass and Chain      11. Open Rebellion, 1774–1783      12. War of Independence, I: Henry Knox, 1775–1776      13. War of Independence, II: John Burgoyne, 1777      14. Toward War’s End, 1777–1789      15. Knox Trail for the Automobile Age, 1920s      16. Re-enactors, 1942–2008      17. Roads Scholars: Search for the True Knox Trail, 2010      AppendicesA: Nathaniel Austin’s 1764 Road Layout      B: Other Heritage Trails      C: Other Resources      D: Knox Commemoratives      Notes      Works Consulted      Index