Author: William Jacob Heller
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Category : Lehigh River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh
Author: William Jacob Heller
Publisher:
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Category : Lehigh River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Publisher:
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Category : Lehigh River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
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Sweet Land of Liberty
Author: Francis S. Fox
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271031085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
It is often said that the American Revolution was a conservative revolution, but in many parts of the British colonies the Revolution was anything but conservative. This book follows the Revolution in Pennsylvania’s backcountry through the experiences of eighteen men and women who lived in Northampton County during these years of turmoil. Fox’s account will startle many readers for whom the Revolution symbolizes the high-minded pursuit of liberty. In 1774, Northampton County was the second largest of Pennsylvania’s eleven counties, comprising more than 2,500 square miles, three towns (Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton), and some 15,000 people. When the Revolution broke out, militias took control. Frontier justice replaced the rule of law as zealous patriots preoccupied themselves not with fighting the British but with seizing local political power and persecuting their pacifist neighbors. Sweet Land of Liberty reawakens the Revolution in Northampton County with sketches of men and women caught up in it. Seldom is this story told from the vantage point of common folks, let alone those in the backcountry. In Fox’s hands, we see in these individuals an altogether more disturbing Revolution than we have ever reckoned with before.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271031085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
It is often said that the American Revolution was a conservative revolution, but in many parts of the British colonies the Revolution was anything but conservative. This book follows the Revolution in Pennsylvania’s backcountry through the experiences of eighteen men and women who lived in Northampton County during these years of turmoil. Fox’s account will startle many readers for whom the Revolution symbolizes the high-minded pursuit of liberty. In 1774, Northampton County was the second largest of Pennsylvania’s eleven counties, comprising more than 2,500 square miles, three towns (Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton), and some 15,000 people. When the Revolution broke out, militias took control. Frontier justice replaced the rule of law as zealous patriots preoccupied themselves not with fighting the British but with seizing local political power and persecuting their pacifist neighbors. Sweet Land of Liberty reawakens the Revolution in Northampton County with sketches of men and women caught up in it. Seldom is this story told from the vantage point of common folks, let alone those in the backcountry. In Fox’s hands, we see in these individuals an altogether more disturbing Revolution than we have ever reckoned with before.
History Of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania And A Genealogical And Biographical Record Of Its Families (Volume Ii)
Author: Charles Rhoads Roberts
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789354416323
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Publisher: Alpha Edition
ISBN: 9789354416323
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
History of the One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers Infantry
Author: William R. Kiefer
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 578
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History of Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties, Pennsylvania
Author: Alfred Mathews
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Category : Monroe County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1438
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Category : Monroe County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1438
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History of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania
Author: J. H. Battle
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Category : Columbia County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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Category : Columbia County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 956
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A History of Wilkes-Barré, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Author: Oscar Jewell Harvey
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Category : Civic leaders
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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Category : Civic leaders
Languages : en
Pages : 722
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The History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Author: William Watts Hart Davis
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Category : Bucks County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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Category : Bucks County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 970
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History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ...
Author: John Franklin Meginness
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Category : Lycoming County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
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Category : Lycoming County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
Book Description
History of Northampton County [Pennsylvania] and the Grand Valley of the Lehigh
Author: William Jacob Heller
Publisher:
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Category : Lehigh River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lehigh River Valley (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description