Pioneer Life In Western Pennsylvania.
by
E, Wright J.
Title
:
Pioneer Life In Western Pennsylvania.
Author
:
E, Wright J.
ISBN
:
9780822973621
Personal Author
:
E, Wright J.
Physical Description
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1 online resource (262 pages)
Contents
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Contents -- I. The Way of the Frontier -- II. First Footprints -- III. How the Settler Got His Land -- IV. The Cabin in the Clearing -- V. Linsey and Buckskin: Venison and Pone -- VI. Truck Patch and Cornfield -- VII. Butcher, Baker, Candlestick-Maker -- VIII. Growing Upon the Frontier -- IX. Jigging It Off -- X. "Indians in the Valley!" -- XI. Yarbs, Doctors, and Charms -- XII. The Log Church -- XIII. Frontier Justice -- XIV. From Indian Trail to Turnpike -- XV. Life in the Towns -- XVI. The First Factories -- XVII. The Road to the Past -- Glossary.
Abstract
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A fascinating look at life during pioneer times in western Pennsylvania. Describes the hardship, danger and drudgery of day-to-day life on the frontier. Topics include cabin raising, crop harvests, tanning, weaving, disease, religion, and superstition. Also follows the progression from pioneer life to industrial society.
Local Note
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subject Term
:
Frontier and pioneer life -- History.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania -- History.
Genre
:
Electronic books.
Added Author
:
Corbett, Doris S.
Electronic Access
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Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Status |
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IYTE Library | E-Book | 1284501-1001 | F153 .W384 1940 | Ebrary E-Books |