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Book The Great Wagon Road  from Philadelphia to the South

Download or read book The Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the South written by Parke Rouse and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1973 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian Warriors' Path (1607-1744) was used by the Iroquois of the north to head south for trade or make war in Virginia and the Carolinas. The English acquired the Warriors' Path through treaties. Known as the Philadelphia Wagon Road (1744-1774); also as the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road, Great Road, etc., immigrants used this road to enter the back country and often branched off onto the Wilderness Road to move further west.

Book Carolina Cradle

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robert W. Ramsey
  • Publisher : UNC Press Books
  • Release : 2014-02-01
  • ISBN : 1469616793
  • Pages : 270 pages

Download or read book Carolina Cradle written by Robert W. Ramsey and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This account of the settlement of one segment of the North Carolina frontier -- the land between the Yadkin and Catawba rivers -- examines the process by which the piedmont South was populated. Through its ingenious use of hundreds of sources and documents, Robert Ramsey traces the movement of the original settlers and their families from the time they stepped onto American shores to their final settlement in the northwest Carolina territory. He considers the economic, religious, social, and geographical influences that led the settlers to Rowan County and describes how this frontier community was organized and supervised.

Book The Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the South

Download or read book The Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the South written by Parke Rouse and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Great Valley Road of Virginia

Download or read book The Great Valley Road of Virginia written by Warren R. Hofstra and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Valley Road of Virginia chronicles the story of one of America's oldest, most historic, and most geographically significant roads. Emphasized throughout the chapters is a concern for landscape character and the connection of the land to the people who traveled the road and to permanent residents, who depended upon it for their livelihoods. Also included are chapters about the towns supported by the road as well as the relationship of physical geography (the lay of the land) to the engineering of the road. More than one hundred maps, photographs, engravings, and line drawings enhance the book's value to scholars and general readers alike. Published in association with the Center for American Places

Book Map Guide to American Migration Routes  1735 1815

Download or read book Map Guide to American Migration Routes 1735 1815 written by William Dollarhide and published by Precision Indexing. This book was released on 1997 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies important overland wagon roads used by Americans from about 1735-1815.

Book The Road to Black Ned s Forge

Download or read book The Road to Black Ned s Forge written by Turk McCleskey and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2014-06-09 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1752 an enslaved Pennsylvania ironworker named Ned purchased his freedom and moved to Virginia on the upper James River. Taking the name Edward Tarr, he became the first free black landowner west of the Blue Ridge. Tarr established a blacksmith shop on the Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to the Carolinas and helped found a Presbyterian congregation that exists to this day. Living with him was his white, Scottish wife, and in a twist that will surprise the modern reader, Tarr’s neighbors accepted his interracial marriage. It was when a second white woman joined the household that some protested. Tarr’s already dramatic story took a perilous turn when the predatory son of his last master, a Charleston merchant, abruptly entered his life in a fraudulent effort to reenslave him. His fate suddenly hinged on his neighbors, who were all that stood between Tarr and a return to the life of a slave. This remarkable true story serves as a keyhole narrative, unlocking a new, more complex understanding of race relations on the American frontier. The vividly drawn portraits of Tarr and the women with whom he lived, along with a rich set of supporting characters in Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Virginia, provide fascinating insight into the journey from slavery to freedom, as well as the challenges of establishing frontier societies. The story also sheds light on the colonial merchant class, Indian warfare in southwest Virginia, and slavery’s advent west of the Blue Ridge. Contradicting the popular view of settlers in southern Virginia as poor, violent, and transient, this book--with its pathbreaking research and gripping narrative--radically rewrites the history of the colonial backcountry, revealing it to be made up largely of close-knit, rigorously governed communities.

Book History of Lancaster County

Download or read book History of Lancaster County written by Israel Daniel Rupp and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History on the Run

Download or read book History on the Run written by Knowlton Nash and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 1984 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Crashing America

Download or read book Crashing America written by Katia Noyes and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut novel about seeking stillness through ceaseless movement. Torn between restlessness and an overwhelming longing for a sense of home, Girl, the 17 year old street punk narrator leaves San Francisco for the heartland in search of a place where she can breathe.

Book That s Just Kramer

Download or read book That s Just Kramer written by Ron Kramer and published by Sports Media Group. This book was released on 2007 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Land and Leasing

Download or read book Land and Leasing written by Judith Eubank and published by Petroleum Extension Service. This book was released on 1984 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For landowners, landmen, lawyers, and investors as well as all oil company employees, this manual takes a layperson's approach to the legal aspects of land-ownership, transfer, and leasing. Ten chapters cover privately owned land; state and federal lands; the transfer of interests in land; land measurement and land description; preparations for drilling, producing, and selling; agreements to explore and develop leased properties; and pooling, unitization, and release. Five appendixes discuss specific leasing practices in Alaska, California, Louisiana, and Canada, and indicate similarities and differences for Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. Glossary is included. Sponsored by the Association of Desk and Derrick Clubs.

Book Bargain Shopping in Southeast Florida

Download or read book Bargain Shopping in Southeast Florida written by Paulette Cooper Noble and published by Polo Publishing of Palm Beach. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consignment, thrift & vintage shops from Tequesta to Miami selling women's, children's & men's clothes & accessories, plus antiques, home decor, outlets, resales & more

Book Exploring in and Around Boston on Bike and Foot

Download or read book Exploring in and Around Boston on Bike and Foot written by Lee Sinai and published by Appalachian Mountain Club. This book was released on 1996 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boston and its suburbs are blessed with a wealth of natural places; forested parks and preserves, urban green spaces, scenic shores. Now you can discover them - as well as important historical and cultural sites - in this selective guide to forty great walks, on-road bike tours, and mountain bike trails throughout the Boston area, all accessible by public transportation.

Book The American State Fair

    Book Details:
  • Author : Derek Nelson
  • Publisher : Motorbooks International
  • Release : 2004-02
  • ISBN : 9780760319178
  • Pages : 160 pages

Download or read book The American State Fair written by Derek Nelson and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2004-02 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A summertime entertainment staple of most states, these eagerly anticipated annual get-togethers present fair-goers with a dizzying juxtaposition of divergent sights, sounds, and aromas, not to mention entertainment options that range from high-flying midway thrills to more staid livestock shows and farm equipment displays. Step right up and take a closer look at this nostalgic photo history which begins with the advent of State Fairs as agricultural expositions in the 1800s and continues through the 1960s.

Book Made Or Broken

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bill Lightle
  • Publisher : Turnkey Press
  • Release : 2004-06-15
  • ISBN : 9780974466873
  • Pages : 232 pages

Download or read book Made Or Broken written by Bill Lightle and published by Turnkey Press. This book was released on 2004-06-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Set in the tension filled Deep South during the 1960's, Made or Broken, follows a group of young men on their experiences at the notorious Graves Springs football camp. The agony of the grueling practices and the fears of hazing were a legend about to be realized by the team's sophomore players"--P. [4] of cover.

Book Patton s Gap

Download or read book Patton s Gap written by Richard Rohmer and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Three Dobbins Generations at Frontiers

Download or read book Three Dobbins Generations at Frontiers written by Robert Z. Callaham and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Dobbins'(b. 1740, Ireland) story begins in Augusta Co., Va. James and Elizabeth (Stephenson) Dobbins spent their formative years, were married, and began their family. Their sons, Robert Boyd and John, were b. 1783 &'85. The family migrated to Abbeville & Pendleton, SC. James & Elizabeth had seven children. Four daughters and their husbands were: Mary w/John H. Morris (emigrated to Franklin Co., TN), Elizabeth w/George H. Hillhouse (emig. to Giles Co. & Lawrence Co., TN), Sarah w/Hugh F. Callaham (emig. to St. Clair Co., Ala.), Jane w/George Liddell (emig. to Noxubee Co. & Winston Co., MS). Their last-born, James, Jr., b. 1790, died young at home. They & their spouses' families were Scotch-Irish settlers in backcountry of SC. Ten families representing two generations were pioneers and products of history, geography, and culture of frontiers in SC. Six children migrated west, north, & south to new frontiers. Grandchildren of James & Elizabeth became the third Dobbins generation at farther frontiers.