| Pioneer History of Orleans County, New York Contributor(s): Thomas, Arad (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806351373 ISBN-13: 9780806351377 Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $41.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Genealogy & Heraldry - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 974.791 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.23 lbs) 486 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Based upon the famous Draper Collection at the Wisconsin Historical Society, this transcription of original sources was conceived as a sequel to the Society's volume on Lord Dunmore's War of 1774. The documents selected by Thwaites and Kellogg pick up the story in March 1775 and continue through May 1777, essentially the first two years of the American Revolution. The sources shed light on the principal incidents and personalities of importance along the broad frontier that extended from the Greenbrier region of Virginia to Kittanning on the Upper Allegheny. The volume closes with the transfer of the command of Fort Pitt to General Hand signifying a milestone in American military history and in the history of westward expansion. |