For the scholar, student, and
interested reader...
Subjects
Native
American
History
& Culture
The Early Frontier
Colonial & Indian Wars
The
Missions
Indian Languages
Explorers &
Pioneers
American Dialects
|
hirty-Thousand
Miles
with
John Heckewelder
by Paul A. W. Wallace (1958)
This collection, first published in 1958,
follows America’s most observant early traveler,
John Heckewelder, through the eastern woods as he
recorded invaluable observations on the Indian
life and pioneer history of the early frontier.
From 1754 to 1813, Heckewelder crossed the
Allegheny Mountains 30 times and his adventures
along the Indian trails of Western Pennsylvania
into the “Ohio Country” are interwoven with the
movements of the Moravian Indian missions. He
lived among the Indians for almost sixty years,
learning their language, sharing their activities,
recording clearly and vividly what he saw and
heard, being most at home with the Ohio Country
Indians.
1998 ~
474pp ~ hardcover ~ 1-889037-13-3 ~ $69.95
|
|
William Trent
and the West
by Sewell Elias Slick (1947)
William Trent's career was full of pulsing
romances, forest diplomacy, and 18th century
colonial politics. Trent was deeply involved in
the expansion of the early frontier westward into
Ohio country and this biography chronicles his
participation in the great events of the time. In
his early years, he was a soldier of fortune,
enrolling in the militia to fight the French and
Indians. He was with General Forbes, Colonel
Bouquet, and Major Washington as they chased the
French at the forks of the Ohio. He was part of
the founding of Pittsburgh and later in life was
an Indian trader, diplomat, and land speculator.
Statesman, entrepreneur, and adventurer are but a
few ways to sum up the life of this extraordinary
figure of the 18th century frontier.
2001 ~ 188pp ~ hardcover ~ 1-889037-26-5 ~
$49.95
|
|
George
Croghan and the Westward Movement,
1741-1782
by Albert T. Volwiler (1926)
George Croghan is perhaps one of the most
fascinating of the great American early
frontiersmen. Arriving in America in 1741, Croghan
soon became one of the most prominent Indian
traders. When his Indian trade failed, Croghan
acted as Washington's Indian agent during the Ft.
Necessity campaign of 1754. The next year, he
survived Braddock's fateful batter and helped
organize the defenses of Pennsylvania's western
border. He took part in several other campaigns
during the French and Indian War as well.
His
ability to understand and treat with the Indians
was unsurpassed. Though he once promoted an Indian
uprising against the French, he was also
considered a superlative peacemaker, having
negotiated treaties with Teedyuscung and pacified
Chief Pontiac. Though he
died despised and penniless in 1782, Croghan must
be ranked among the most intriguing of the early
frontiersmen.
2000 ~ 370pp ~ hardcover ~ 1-889037-22-2 ~
$59.95
|
|
|
