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  • The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784

    by George D. Wolf ...
    "The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784" by George D. Wolf explores the lives and struggles of early settlers in Pennsylvania's West Branch Valley. This historical account delves into the challenges faced by these pioneers as they navigated the complexities of frontier life, including conflicts with Native American tribes and the harsh realities of survival in a new land. Wolf ... Read more

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  • The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784

    A Study of Frontier Ethnography

    by George D. Wolf ...
    This edition features• a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSPrefaceIntroductionI. Fair Play Territory: Geography and TopographyII. The Fair Play Settlers: Demographic FactorsIII. The Politics of Fair PlayIV. The Farmers' FrontierV. Fair Play SocietyVI. Leadership and the Problems of the FrontierVII. Democracy on the Pennsylvania FrontierVIII. Frontier Ethnography and the Turner ThesisBibliography... ... Read more

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  • Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

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  • The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England

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  • The History of England

    by David Hume ...
    David Hume was a Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. He is an important figure in Western philosophy, and in the history of the Scottish Enlightenment. Hume first gained recognition and respect as a historian, but academic interest in Hume's work has in recent years centered on his philosophical writing. His "History of England" was the standard work on English history for many years, ... Read more

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  • The Dutch and Quaker Colonies in America (Illustrated Edition)

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    John Fiske was an American philosopher and historian who wrote letters to Charles Darwin and became a voluminous writer of histories near the end of his life. The largest part of his life was devoted to the study of history, but at an early age inquiries into the nature of human progress led him to a careful study of the doctrine of evolution, and it was through the popularization of Charles ... Read more

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  • The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith

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  • The Sons of Liberty: The Lives and Legacies of John Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock

    by Charles River Editors ...
    *Weaves the lives of the 4 Sons of Liberty together into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Explains the relationships between the men and the roles each one played in the pivotal events before and during the Revolution.*Includes Paul Revere's account of his midnight ride and Longfellow's famous poem Paul Revere's Ride*Includes several letters and writings from John Adams, Sam Adams and ... Read more

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  • The Life of George Washington (Illustrated Edition)

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    John Marshall (September 24, 1755 July 6, 1835) is perhaps Americas greatest jurist. As the Chief Justice of the United States from 180135, Marshalls opinions helped lay the basis for American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches. Previously, Marshall had been a leader of the Federalist ... Read more

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  • Mayflower

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    The little band of Puritan emigres that left Southampton in 1620 to found a godly colony in Virginia (as the eastern seaboard of the North American continent was known at the time) carried with them the ideological seed-corn of a new nation. They were leaving England so that they could worship God in the way their conscience told them was right, but they were the forerunners of the greatest feat ... Read more

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