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by Randolph C. Downes. Softbound, 367 pages, 5" x 8". Told from the viewport of the Indians, this account of Indian-white relations during the second half of the eighteenth century is an exciting addition to the historical literature of Pennsylvania. From the beginning, when the white traders followed the first Shawnee hunters into Pennsylvania, until the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, the region’s history was the history of the relationship between the Indians and the whites. For nearly half a century, the Indian maintained a precarious hold upon Western Pennsylvania by the expedient of playing off one white faction against the other, first the French against the British, then the British against the Americans.

by Wills De Hass.  Softbound, 416 pages, 5-1/2" x 8-1/2".  An account of the various expeditions in the west, before 1795.  Here it was that Washington received those severe lessons in war which prepared him for the greatest achievements he so gloriously performed in later years, and here was struck the first great blow in the struggle for American Independence.  Illustrated with numerous engravings.

by Malcolm J. Rohrbough. Softbound, 528 pages. 6" x 9". The first American frontier lay just beyond the Appalachian Mountains, where successive groups of pioneers built new societies and developed new institutions to cope with life in the wilderness. This is the dramatic story of the men and woomen from the first Kentucky settlements to the closing of the frontier. Focus on the country, the town, the community, and the family as well as the politics and urbanization. Thirteen black and white photographs.

by John P.Hale.  Softbound, 339 pages.  "In  connection with ...these histories of the Ingles and Draper settlements and families, I shall endeavor to trace, in chronological order, the progressive frontier explorations and settlements along the entire Virginia border...with collateral facts and incidents of more or less local or general historical interest."

Edited by Jared Lobdell. Softbound, 121 pages, 5" x 8". Lewis Bonnett, Jr. was the young cousin of Lewis Wetzel and lived with him in his youth. Since Wetzel was entirely illiterate, and to the best of our knowledge never dictated any record of his career, The Recollections of Lewis Bonnett, Jr. is the closest thing we will ever have to the memoirs of Lewis Wetzel.

C. B. Allman. Softbound, 240 pages, 5" x 8". The story of Wetzel’s violent and colorful life on the Ohio frontier in the late 1700’s. This 1932 text includes his family background, his wild exploits into the wilderness of the Ohio Valley plus hisimprisonment and more civilized later life. Considered a hero by some, a pathological killer by others, Wetzel’s story provides another view of the frontier era in the Upper Ohio Valley.

 by C. B. Allman with forward by Joseph Roxby. Hardbound, 237 pages, 6" x 9". For more than fifty years, this has been the standard reference work dealing with Lewis Wetzel.  Though newer, more historically-accurate titlesmay have surpassed it, it is still a most interesting piece of folklore. A "must-have" for the hard-core Lewis Wetzel enthusiast.

Edited by Jared Lobdell. Softbound, 110 pages, 5" x 8". This book contains four narratives composed from the notes and papers of Lyman C. Draper. The Historical Narrative of George Edgington is important for its treatment of Lewis Wetzel and Samuel Brady. Peter Henry’s account is important for the dramatic retelling of Henry’s capture by the Indians and his rescue by Captain Brady. The Narrative of Captain Spencer’s Records covers the Revolution and the following ten years with an account of Col. Williamson’s massacre of Moravian Indians. The Recollections of Stephen Burkam, who marched with Col. Williamson and William Crawford recounts both sieges of Wheeling in detail.

by Thomas D. Clark. Soft bound, 208 pages, 6" x 9". No part of American history is more exciting than the 1770's, when Europeans first settled west of the Appalachian mountains in the land now known as Kentucky. Simon Kenton's story is synonymous with the story of that era. Kenton explored Kentucky and became an expert woodsman. This book details prime examples of his skill and heroism. From his daring rescue of Daniel Boone and assistance to George Rogers Clark through his capture and eventual escape from the Indians, Kenton's role as Indian scout remains forever a part of Kentucky's history.

Edited by Dale Payne. Softbound, 124 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". A continuation of the adventures of daily life and the struggle for survival as told by those who lived during this fabulous time in our nation's history. Thomas Rideout's details of his captivity by the Shawnee; accompany Joseph Tomlinson as he establishes one of the first settlements on the Ohio River; early times in middle Tennessee with John Carr; and hear first hand accounts of the experiences of Indian spies along the Ohio River.

by William Hintzon. Softbound, 390 pages, 6" x 9". Boone, Wetzel, Kenton, Clark, Zane, Crawford . . . the famous names from a dramatic era in American history. Their stories are here with background details in a readable, yet educational form. The authorhelps sort through the conflicting historical records to reach the most likely view of early Ohio valley history.

by Elsie Murray. Softbound, 60 pages, 6" x 9". A strategic spot since the first human foot trod its trails, the Tioga (Te-a-o-ga) Valley has served as campsite and highway for centuries, moving Indians, traders, adventurers, and soldiers toward the EmpireState to the north or the vast Pennsylvania frontier to the south. Like a gigantic arrow of a compass pointing north and south, the Valley has seen history in the making as no other place on the Eastern Frontier. From the populous villages of Andaste warriors clustered here, their campfires smoldering on the western heights in the days when Samuel Champlain and Captain John Smith were venturing into the Susquehanna River Valley in the early 1600's, to 1779, when a third of the Continental army encamped below, 5,000 strong, waiting impatiently for General Sullivan to lead them against the Iroquois homelands in New York state, the Valley has seen it all. In 1786, General Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys were even summoned here to secure the peace in the last chapter of the ongoing Yankee-Pennamite Wars, launched at Wyoming some 20 years previous between Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

Compiled and annotated by Andrew Wahll.  Softbound, 489 pages, 5” x 8”.  In 1755 Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock was put in charge of constructing a road from the Potomac River at Wills Creek (Cumberland, MD), to Fort Duquesne (present-day Pittsburgh) at the forks of the Ohio River.  His object was to take the fort and thereby launch the conquest of French-held North America.  Although Braddock was killed not far from his goal in the grisly clash know today as Braddock’s Defeat, the route that he openedultimately became a highway for western emigration, and part of it was incorporated in the National Road.  The making of the Braddock Road was an engineering marvel that tested the abilities and endurance of its builders.  The remarkable detail contained in this compilation is too vast to mention here but includes descriptions of forts, personnel, food, Indians, clothing, lodging and more.  Carpenters, artificers, shoemakers, tailors, wagonmasters, farriers, nurses, and cooks: nothing less than atraveling city was required in the construction of the Braddock Road.  Personal journals and official military reports and correspondence are gold mines for anyone who studies the people, events and daily life of the past.  The material collected here is extracted from the records of British army regulars (including Braddock, St. Clair, Gage and others), colonial militia (Cresap, Croghan, Gist, Washington, etc.), camp followers, American colonists (Burd, Hamilton, Franklin, Dinwiddie, Delancy, etc.) and newspapers.  The ultimate battle is described firsthand.  Short biographical sketches, a chronology and list of sources round out this comprehensive study.  These fascinating accounts are enhanced with informative annotations.

Sylvester K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent.  Hardbound, 342 pages, 6" x 9".  The northwestern Pennsylvania wilderness was the scene of many events which had great significance on the history of Pennsylvania and the nation.   Here it was that the legions of France buried their leaden plates, erected their forts and staked out a claim to the continent of North America.  Here it was also that the red-coated agents of England resisted the French bid for empire.  Across this trackless wilderness there trekkedas the agent of Virginia, to warn the French from the Ohio Valley, none other than the young George Washington.  This journey to Fort Le Beuf was his first great public service and the launching of a career which culminated with his services in the of our republic.  Wilderness Chronicles gives much credible evidence on the region's connection to the making of America.  This book is not meant as a history of the region but rather a collection of raw materials from which the history was written. 

by Russell Booth. Original Journals and Old Maps with Analysis.  Hardbound, 330 pages, 8-1/2" x 11". A wealth of early Ohio history. Here are the stories of John Heckewelder, Colonel Henry Bouquet, David Zeisberger, George Croghan, Christopher Gist and manyother famous persons who played important roles in Ohio’s settlement. Shows locations of many Indian villages, mission sights, military camps, etc. An important book for any one interested in Ohio Valley history.

Softbound, 320 pages, 5" x 8". A reprint from a rare 1769 Dublin printing of thiscombined text. Rogers & Bouquet were two of the most experienced British frontier commanders of the French & Indian War era. These writings offer a fascinating insight on the changing nature of warfare on the Colonial American frontier during the 18th century.

Softbound, 188 pages, 6" x 9". Many interesting stories of Indian history, manners and customs of everyday life come to light through the pages of this book. This exceptional and intimate knowledge of the inner life of these first Americans is credited toZeisberger and found nowhere else. His stories of Indian medicinal remedies, first hand details of their ceremonies, food, culture and beliefs speak volumes.

by David Lavender.  Softbound, 479 pages, 5" x 8". Bent's Fort was a landmark of the American frontier, a huge private fort on the upper Arkansas River in present southeastern Colorado. Established by the adventurers Charles and William Bent,  it stood until 1849 as the center of the Indian trade of the central plains.  David Lavender's chronicle of these men and their part in the opening of the  West has been conceded a place beside the works of Parkman and Prescott.

Softbound, 62 pages, 5" x 7". Sally Wister was a sixteen year-old Quaker girl in  Philadelphia when the British invaded that city. To keep her from harm,she was sent to live in the country.While away, she kept a journal in order to keep a friend up-to-date.  This diary provides a vital and delightful historical record of a young girl's life during a dangerous and important time in American history.

by Phillip W. Hoffman. Hardbound, 360 pages, 6" x 9". A masterful, panoramic biography of one of the most mysterious, misunderstood icons of early American history. Simon Girty was a sharp-witted, rascally, many-tounged frontiersman whose epic adventures span the French & Indian War, Dunmore's Wars, and finally, the War of 1812. By exploring microfilm, ledgers, military records, congressional records, newspaper and magazine articles, and dozens of early American and Canadian fiction and non-fiction works, the author peels away the mythic legend that has hidden Girty's real persona for two and a half centuries.