EARLY HISTORY OF WYOMING PENNSYLVANIA 1858 1st EDITION

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A NARRATIVE OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF THE WYOMING VALLEY IN PENNSLYVANIA AROUND THE TIME OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR . THE EARLY PART OF THE BOOK FOCUSES ON THE HISTORY AND THE REST OF THE BOOK FEATURES STORIES OF THE WYOMING MASSACURE AT FORTY FORT AND STORIES OF THE PARTICIPANTS. MANY OF THE STORIES ARE EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS AS TOLD TO THE AUTHOR MANY YEARS LATER. NICE ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDE THE UMBRELLA TREE, JOSEPH BRANT, HARVEYS LAKE, THE CAPTIVE GIRL, FRANCES SLOCUM, BIDLACK AT SHICKSHINNY, CAMPBELLS LEDGE, NICE ARTICLES ABOUT TOBY'S EDDY, TOBY'S CAVE, THE WYOMING CONFERENCE SEMINARY, LUZERNE PRESBYTERIAL INSTITUTE, THE WILKESBARRE FEMALE INSTITUTE, AND MANY MANY MORE. THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK FOR ANYONE INSTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THIS AREA. THE BOOK IS WRITTEN BY GEORGE PECK, D.D. THE BOOK COVER IS IN NICE CONDITION JUST A LITTLE FREYED ON THE EDGES. THE INSIDE COVERS ARE A LITTLE DISCOLORED. IT IS STRING BOUND AND STILL PRETTY TIGHT. THERE IS VERY LITTLE FOXING. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH ANY QUESTIONS