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The Early Frontier
History of the Backwoods
Or, The Region of the Ohio: Authentic from the Earliest
Accounts. Embracing Many Events, Notices of Prominent Pioneers,
Sketches of Early Settlements, Etc. Etc.
A. W. Patterson (1843)
Originally published in 1843, The History of the Backwoods
collects the first records of the settlement of the
Allegheny-Ohio River valley. As such, it is one of the earliest
meaningful histories of a region encompassing parts of present-day
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
The earliest accounts in this volume cover the
wars between
the Iroquois and their various neighbors, including the mysterious
Massawomee Confederacy and Adirondack nation. Subsequent chapters
cover the exploration and settlement of the region, first by the French
and later by the English. The competition between France and
England for this territory, their relations with the Native tribes, and
frequent resort to arms is described in great detail. Also covered are
Pontiac's War, the founding of Pittsburgh, the Battle of Point
Pleasant, the assassination of Cornstalk, Colonel Brodhead's campaign,
the Battle of Sandusky, the Battle of Blue Licks, Harmar's failed
campaign, the Whiskey Rebellion, Wayne's campaign and many, many other
incidents, predominantly from the late 18th Century.
Frequent use of quotations and excerpts from
eye-witness and primary source material make this volume an invaluable
contribution to the history of colonial and American settlement of the
Ohio territories.
2007 ~ hardcover ~ 978-1-889037-43-1 ~ $44.95
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The Early History of Lycoming County Pennsylvania
Its Aboriginal History; The Colonial and Revolutionary
Periods Through
Its Early Settlement and Organization as a County in 1795
Edited by John Meginness (1892)
Larger in area than the state of
Rhode Island, Lycoming County is the largest county in Pennsylvania. From its earliest history, Lycoming
County has seen Indian tribes, pioneers, missionaries, Indian agents,
war parties, and settlers come and go across its land.
This work is an examination of hundreds of
official letters and reports pertaining to the history of Lycoming
County found in the state archives. Edited by John Meginness in 1892,
this work deals with an area that, according to Meginness, "was the
theater of many sanguinary conflicts during the Colonial and
Revolutionary periods, and in that territory, there is scarcely a
square mile that was not baptized in fire and blood. Hostile bands
frequently descended from the north, killed and scalped scores of
settlers, carried many into captivity who were unable to escape,
destroyed their improvements, and burned their cabins. It was here that
the great panic or 'Big Runaway,' occurred in 1778, which stands
without parallel in the annals of pioneer settlements."
2006 ~ paperback ~ 978-1-889037-40-0 ~ $19.95
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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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