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The Early Frontier
The History of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley
William Stone (1868)
Beginning on a section of the North
Branch of Susquehanna River about 100 miles west of New York City, the
Wyoming River valley has a long and interesting history. Reprinted from
an 1868 edition, this volume offers a detailed review of the history of
the Wyoming Valley, beginning with about 100 pages on Susquehanna River
Indian history. Special attention is paid to the 18th century when the
Wyoming Valley became a battle ground for great nations and petty
landholders. Wrapped around the French and Indian War and the American
Revolution was the little-known Yankee-Pennamite Wars. For 30 years
Native Americans, British sympathizers, and American frontier settlers
battled each other for control of this picturesque valley. This lengthy
and bloody fight between the Connecticut Yankees and Pennsylvania
patriots, stemming from conflicting land-grants, often pitted neighbor
against neighbor.
Given the dearth of information on the
Yankee-Pennamite Wars, this volume is a treasure trove of material on
this long-forgotten conflict. This edition does not include the poem
Gertrude of Wyoming, but it does include nearly 100 pages of footnotes
on the poem drawn from first-hand information.
2012 ~ 360pp. ~ hardcover ~ $44.95
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The Pennsylvania and New York Frontier
History from 1720 to the Close of the Revolution
William Brewster (1954)
Covering a period of roughly 60
years from 1720 through the early 1780s, this volume provides
invaluable information of the various conflicts and land-grabs that
took
place on the Pennsylvania and New York frontier during the initial
period of settlement. In 32 chapters with footnotes, Brewster gives
detailed
information about a variety of events and people associated with the
earliest settlement of the region.
Among the people, places and incidents covered
in this volume are: the Susquehanna Indian town of Shamokin, The Great
Lancaster Treaty of 1744, the Albany Congress and Susquehanna Purchase,
Sir William Johnson, Braddock's
Defeat, The Battle of Lake George, the destruction of Oswego, the Fort
William Henry Massacre, the Conestoga Murders, Friedenshutten, the Fair Play
Republic, the Battle of Oriskany, the Wyoming Massacre, Frances Slocum,
the Cherry Valley Massacre, and Sullivan Expedition.
2011 ~ 237pp. ~ hardcover ~ $39.95
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North Mountain Mementos
Legends and Traditions Gathered in Northern Pennsylvania
Henry W. Shoemaker (1920)
This volume contains a valuable
collection of folklore collected by Henry Shoemaker in the North
Mountain Country of Pennsylvania which he assembled during a number of
visits there between 1902 and 1917. These stories were related to him
by elderly informants, some the descendants of settlers, others who
were of Indian heritage, and consist of legends and
oral traditions handed down through the generations in the remote
hamlets of central Pennsylvania. Among these tales are ghost stories,
tales of romance, of huntsmen and animal spirits, of real people and
legendary characters.
The charming and frightening stories included
in this volume are: Cornplanter at Wyoming, Skanando the Geomancer, The
Simpleton, Oscaluwa, Mariele, Endermay, John Hull, Letty Logan, Hunting
Feuds in the Mountains, The Beaver Meadow, The Passing of the Martens,
Joe Nelson's Wolverene, Wild Life Conservation, The Panther's Path, The
Pennsylvania Indian Reservation, Wildmanuli, The Lady of Pine Summit
Manor, Jack O'Lanthorn, King Henry, The Eagle Rock, The Summons.
2007 ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-44-8 ~ $44.95
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Historical Map of Pennsylvania
With a History of Indian Treaties and
Land Titles
Edited by P. W.
Sheafer & Ron Wenning
The centerpiece
of this book is a 38" x 25" color reproduction of the extraordinarily
detailed Historical Map of Pennsylvania, originally published in 1875.
Suitable for framing, this map visually explains the step-by-step,
treaty-by-treaty
acquisition of Indian land by settlers in both Pennsylvania and New
Jersey. Details on the map include the
Indian names of streams and villages, sites of old forts and
battlefields, the successive purcahse from the Indians, the names and
dates of counties and towns, and copies of Indian hieroglyphics taken
from spots along the Allegheny and Susquehanna Rivers.
In addition, the book contains 144 pages of
text which helps explain the treaty process. These include the History of Land Titles from the
Annual Report of the Secretary of Pennsylvania Internal Affairs of
1894; an excerpt from the Indian
Wars of Pennsylvania published in 1931; The Conference at Fort Pitt, April-May 1768
and details of the Purchase
of Fort Stanwix Nov 5, 1768 originally
published in the Pennsylvania Colonial Records
Vol. IX of 1852; and Proceedings at
a Treaty
Held at Fort Stanwix In the Months of Oct. & Nov. 1768 from
the
Documents Relative to the State of New York, Vol. VIII, originally
published in 1857.
2005 ~ 144pp + map ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-37-0 ~ $44.95
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Mirror of Olden Time Border Life
by J. Pritts (1849)
This volume
reprints an extremely rare and invaluable text, originally published in
1849, documenting the early settlement of Pennsylvania and northwestern
Virginia. This fascinating compilation of earlier documents offers a
glimpse of early settlement and border warfare in Pennsylvania,
including many unusual and otherwise hard-to-find accounts of frontier
life, raids, skirmishes, and Indian war.
Many personal accounts of remarkable adventures are
also included by individuals such as Col. James Smith, John M'Collough,
Richard Bard, Mr. Catlin, Sam Brady, the Whetzels, Moses Van Campen,
Simon Kenton, Col. Daniel Boone, Gen. Benjamin Logan, Capt. William
Hubbell, Col. Thomas Marshall, Capt. James Waard, the Widow Scraggs,
and many others. Also included is a long narrative on the Black Hawk
War of the 1820s and a period poem
entitled "Indian Parents at their Child's Grave."
2004 ~ 728pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-36-3 ~ $49.95
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Rendezvous
at
the
Straights
Fur Trade and Military Activities at
Fort de Buade and Fort Michilimackinac, 1669–1781
by
Timothy J. Kent
This
unique two-volume set covers the military and commercial activities
centering on the frontier forts of de Baude and Michilimackinac in
present day Michigan. Spanning over a century of history from 1670 to
1782, Kent includes more than fifty previously unpublished primary
source documents translated from the original French. These present a
fascinating and clear-eyed glimpse into the gritty lives of the French
and Indians in the Great Lakes region during colonial times.
Michilimackinac was the scene of much illicit activity including
rampant prostitution, widespread trade in native slaves, smuggling,
illegal trade in brandy, and general lawlessness.
This handsome two volume, large-format,
hardcover edition also includes over 70 maps and figures.
2004 ~ 2 Vol. Set ~ 679pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-0-9657230-4-6 ~ $91.95
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The Olden
Time, Volume 1
Edited by Neville B. Craig (1846)
Originally
published as a monthly magazine in 1846 –1847 and reprinted in 1876,
these two volumes comprise one of the most rare and significant
collections of primary source documents pertaining to the early
frontier. Covering an approximate time-frame from 1740 through 1800,
the items in this collection focus on the expansion, settlement, and
Indian wars that took place in the territory of present-day
Pennsylvania and Ohio. Together, these volumes
represent a treasure trove of historically significant primary source
material.
Volume 1 contains
articles about the Delawares, Shawnee, and Iroquois—their customs,
wars, and displacement as well as Washington’s “Journal of his first
Campaign in 1753” and “Journal of a Tour to the Ohio in 1770,” “Stobo's Letters.” Colonel Armstrong’s “Taking of
Kittanning,” Christian Post's “Two Journals of Missions to the Shawnees,” Colonel Bouquet’s “Expedition
Against the Ohio Indians,” “Journals of George Croghan,” and many others.
2003 ~ 582pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-32-5 ~ $49.95
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The Olden
Time, Volume 2
Edited by Neville B. Craig (1846)
Volume 2 of The
Olden Time provides yet more primary source letters, accounts,
and documents from the late colonial and early federal periods on the
American frontier reprinted from this rare 19th century source.
Volume 2 contains Ormby’s “Narratives of the
Campaigns of Colonel Forbes and Bouquet,” “History of Dunmore’s War,”
“History of Chief Logan’s Speech,” Lyon's “Narrative of Captivity,” “Colonel Conolly's Plot and
Imprisonment,” “Colonel Broadhead's Expedition,” Arthur Lee's “Journal of a Mission
to the
Indians in 1758,” letters upon the Iroquois, and
many
others. Information on the destruction of Hanna's Town, the Treaty of
Fort
Stanwix, and the events leading up to the Whiskey Rebellion is also
included,
along with correspondence from Thomas Jefferson on a variety of topics.
This volume also contains an English translation of
Precis des Faits, a French account of Washington’s Campaign against the
French Indians of the Ohio.
2003 ~ 580pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-33-2 ~ $49.95
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Wilderness
Chronicles
of
Northwestern
Pennsylvania
Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent (1941)
The wilderness of
northwestern Pennsylvania was the scene of events that had great significance on the history of both the state
and the nation. It was here that the legions of France buried their
leaden plates, erected their forts, and staked out a claim to the
continent of North America. It was also here that the red-coated agents
of England
resisted the French bid for empire.
Originally published in 1941, this collection of
correspondence and documents was compiled under the auspices of the WPA
to correct a perceived deficiency in historical research on
northwestern PA. As it is, the book represents a definitive source of
primary material on the region from 1728 to 1764. The authors of
the letters contained in this volume include Beauharnois, Celoron,
Duquesne, Vaudreuil, Mercer, Bouquet, Amherst, Gage, and many others.
2002 ~ 342pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-31-8 ~ $44.95
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Early
History of Western Pennsylvania
I. D. Rupp (1846)
Originally
released in 1846, this volume is one of the best collections of early
source material on the history of Western Pennsylvania and the Ohio
Valley. containing accounts of some of the first
visits
the
region
by
Europeans.
Rupp
details
the
causes
that
led to the French &
Indian
War, the formation of the Ohio Land Companies, Conrad Weiser's mission
to Logstown in 1748, and George Croghan's mission as Indian agent in
1750-51.
Rupp follows Washington's mission against the French, the erection of
Fort
DuQuesne and his capitulation at Fort Necessity. From Braddock's
campaign,
to Forbe's expedition and Bouquet's defeat of the Indians at Bushy Run,
Rupp marches the reader through Lord Dunmore's War, Mad Anthony Wayne's
defeat and treaty with the Indians, to culminate with Harrison's march
to
Prophetstown and his decisive defeat of the Indian allies at Tippecanoe.
1995 ~ 776pp ~ hardcover ~ $49.95
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Early
Western Journals 1748-1765
By Conrad Weiser, 1748; George
Croghan, 1750-65;
Frederick Post, 1758; and Thomas Morris, 1764
Edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1904)
These four
journals epitomize the history of the early frontier. Written by two
Indian Agents (Weiser and Croghan), a Moravian missionary (Post), and a
British army officer (Morris), the experiences recounted in these
journals are as varied as their avocations.
Edited by the noted historian and writer, Reuben Gold Thwaites, they
recount the formative period of settlement in the Ohio territory and
the competition between the French and English for control over this
region and for the favors of the Indians then living there. Together,
these documents represent a useful and informative collection of
primary resources on the French & Indian War, Pontiac's rebellion,
and Native American history and culture in general.
1998 ~ 328pp ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-12-7 ~ $49.95
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