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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 ~ out of stock
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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 ~ $59.95
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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 ~ $64.95
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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 ~ out of stock
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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 ~ out of stock
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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 ~ $149.95
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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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Vol. 1
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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 ~
$64.95
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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 ~ $69.95
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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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