Author: Susquehannah company
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
The Susquehannah Company Papers ...: 1770-1772
Author: Susquehannah company
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The Court-Martial of Captain John Armstrong
Author: Ellen Denning Smith
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669824004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
John Armstrong was destined to be a humble farmer on the Pennsylvania frontier until the American Revolution changed his life. Rising from private soldier to an officer in the Continental Army, he later served in the First American Regiment, foreruner of the U.S. Army, that was tasked to facilitate the settlement of the Northwest Territory. He endured the fledgling army’s growing pains, was selected for a covert operation in Spanish territory to explore the Missouri River, and fought Native Americans in two disastrous military campaigns. The army subsequently evolved into a successful fighting force despite its second-in-command’s quest to destroy the career of its commander, Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne. Armstrong became an unwitting pawn in a treacherous game crafted by Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson, of whom Theodore Roosevelt once wrote, “He had no conscience and no scruples . . . In all our history there is no more despicable character.” Rebuilding his life in Ohio and Indiana, Armstrong became a noted government official, militia officer, land speculator, and pioneer.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669824004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
John Armstrong was destined to be a humble farmer on the Pennsylvania frontier until the American Revolution changed his life. Rising from private soldier to an officer in the Continental Army, he later served in the First American Regiment, foreruner of the U.S. Army, that was tasked to facilitate the settlement of the Northwest Territory. He endured the fledgling army’s growing pains, was selected for a covert operation in Spanish territory to explore the Missouri River, and fought Native Americans in two disastrous military campaigns. The army subsequently evolved into a successful fighting force despite its second-in-command’s quest to destroy the career of its commander, Maj. Gen. Anthony Wayne. Armstrong became an unwitting pawn in a treacherous game crafted by Brig. Gen. James Wilkinson, of whom Theodore Roosevelt once wrote, “He had no conscience and no scruples . . . In all our history there is no more despicable character.” Rebuilding his life in Ohio and Indiana, Armstrong became a noted government official, militia officer, land speculator, and pioneer.
The Susquehannah Company Papers: 1770-1772
Author: Susquehannah Company
Publisher:
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Category : Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Publisher:
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Category : Susquehanna Claim, 1753-1808
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Susquehannah Company Papers ...: 1772-1774
Author: Susquehannah company
Publisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Connecticut
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Armstrong Brothers
Author: David O. Smith
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664159061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
This is the story of James, John, and Hamilton Armstrong, three sons of a yeoman farmer living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the outset of the American Revolution. James and John joined the Continental Army in 1776, rose from the ranks to become officers, and served until the army was disbanded in 1783. Hamilton remained home to work the farm, protect the family, and serve in militia and “ranger” units to defend the frontier from repeated attacks from hostile Indian tribes. Their combined wartime experiences encompassed almost the totality of the American Revolution, from Canada in the north to South Carolina in the south and along the western frontier. James and John fought in most of the major battles of the revolution, including Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Guilford Courthouse, Eutaw Springs, and Yorktown, where they distinguished themselves in the eyes of generals like the Marquis de Lafayette, Mad Anthony Wayne, Light- Horse Harry Lee, Nathanael Greene, and George Washington.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1664159061
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 722
Book Description
This is the story of James, John, and Hamilton Armstrong, three sons of a yeoman farmer living on the Pennsylvania frontier at the outset of the American Revolution. James and John joined the Continental Army in 1776, rose from the ranks to become officers, and served until the army was disbanded in 1783. Hamilton remained home to work the farm, protect the family, and serve in militia and “ranger” units to defend the frontier from repeated attacks from hostile Indian tribes. Their combined wartime experiences encompassed almost the totality of the American Revolution, from Canada in the north to South Carolina in the south and along the western frontier. James and John fought in most of the major battles of the revolution, including Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Guilford Courthouse, Eutaw Springs, and Yorktown, where they distinguished themselves in the eyes of generals like the Marquis de Lafayette, Mad Anthony Wayne, Light- Horse Harry Lee, Nathanael Greene, and George Washington.
Sweet Land of Liberty
Author: Francis S. Fox
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271038889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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: 9780271038889
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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.
Cumulated Index to the Books
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1506
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2338
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-155 (March - December, 1934)
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2338
Book Description
Includes Part 1, Books, Group 1, Nos. 1-155 (March - December, 1934)
House documents
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1214
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Stephen Beach, Ohio Pioneer--his Life, Ancestry, and One Line of Descent with Allied Families
Author: Horace Joseph Beach
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Category : Beach family
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
John Beach, the original ancestor, was born in England and died in Connecticut. Stephen Beach, of the 5th generation, was born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio in 1835. Although many are found throughout the United States, many also moved into Texas.
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Category : Beach family
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
John Beach, the original ancestor, was born in England and died in Connecticut. Stephen Beach, of the 5th generation, was born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio in 1835. Although many are found throughout the United States, many also moved into Texas.