The Old New York Frontier: Its Wars with Indians and Tories; Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles, 1614-1800

Francis Whiting Halsey

Verlag: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1901

Beschreibung

VG. Red cloth hardcover with gilt-stamped medallion and titles on slightly faded spine. 8vo. xiii, 432pp. 2 maps (one folding); illus. & photos (14 plates including frontis. with tissue. After a brief treatment of 17th century indigenous landscape, the bulk deals with 18th century events and developments in the upstate, Finger Lakes region, known as the Burned Over District, and later renowned as the crucible of the Great Awakenings. The 1767 diary of Smith and Wells is presented and treated in a separate chapter for the first time. Cracked front hinge, still secure. Previous owner's name with 1901 date present; otherwise no markings on pages. Ships fast with tracking. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers P1-AB-3RT56-015

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Old New York Frontier: Its Wars with ...

Verlag: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons

Erscheinungsdatum: 1901

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition