The Old New York Frontier
Title | The Old New York Frontier PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Whiting Halsey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 494 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
The Old New York Frontier, Its Wars with Indians and Tories, Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles, 1614-1800
Title | The Old New York Frontier, Its Wars with Indians and Tories, Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles, 1614-1800 PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Whiting Halsey |
Publisher | New York, Scribner |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | New York (State) |
ISBN |
Largely a history of the upper Susquehanna valley.
America's First Frontier
Title | America's First Frontier PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Whiting Halsey |
Publisher | Hva Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2020-10-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781948697071 |
The powerful story of the brave men and women who helped build America. In New York's early days, settlers journeyed into the wilderness to build a new life. They faced hunger, disease and the biggest threat of all--mankind. Hostile Indians, French mercenaries and British loyalists were all daily threats to the lives and homesteads of the early pioneers. The frontiers of New York were critical to the success of the revolution and the founding of America. The empire of the Iroquois and the Five Nations was at the pinnacle of its power and influence. The French and the British wanted to use the land for their own profit. And the Americans wanted freedom. Never was the resourcefulness and courage of Americans more apparent than at the very edges of civilization in an untamed land. They cleared their own fields and built their own homes. When the men volunteered for militias and marched off to battle, to fight and perhaps die, pioneer women were left alone to guard their homes and children. From the first settlers in the 17th century through the American Revolution, Halsey shows how critical the New York frontier was to the founding of America--and the dramatic personal courage of those who lived there. This book was originally published under the title The Old New York Frontier.
Re-living the American Frontier
Title | Re-living the American Frontier PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy Reagin |
Publisher | University of Iowa Press |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 2021-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1609387902 |
Who owns the West? -- Buffalo Bill and Karl May : the origins of German Western fandom -- A wall runs through it : western fans in the two Germanies -- Little houses on the prairie -- "And then the American Indians came over" : fan responses to indigenous resurgence and political change -- Indians into Confederates : historical fiction fans, reenactors, and living history.
Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now
Title | Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2014-12-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780692347430 |
Frontier Town Abandoned Theme Park Then and Now is a coffee table style book that documents the conception, life, and closing of the beloved Adirondack Mountain's historically based theme park called "Frontier Town." With America being romanced by Western movies on the big screen and television, the country was ready for a western themed amusement park. Arthur Bensen, Edward Ovensen and Magnus Anderson, three Long Island Norwegian-American friends came together to open America's first western themed amusement park located in North Hudson, NY yet it was set to the traditions of the 1800's old west while offering local trade crafts and wares. The first year it drew over 40,000 visitors with little advertising. Over the next 45 years the park continued to host millions of visitors, and averaged over 300 employees and volunteers per season. The park included a collection of genuine log buildings which formed a traditional frontier town, a professional rodeo arena, a historical industrial section that included a grist mill, saw mill, forge, and ice house. It also included a traditional Native American village, animals, stage coach rides, and a fort with a full cavalry. This book documents the history of Frontier Town through professional photography as well as visitor's snapshots that are combined with historical storytelling that give the reader a feel of what Frontier Town was all about! Tammy Whitty-Brown's gift of gab and historical connections combined with her storytelling abilities and Jennifer Renee ST.Pierre's equestrian background and photography are showcased with their love of Adirondack history
The Old New York Frontier. Its Wars with Indians and Tories, Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles 1614-1800....
Title | The Old New York Frontier. Its Wars with Indians and Tories, Its Missionary Schools, Pioneers and Land Titles 1614-1800.... PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Whiting Haisey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | New York (State) |
ISBN |
Daily Life on the Old Colonial Frontier
Title | Daily Life on the Old Colonial Frontier PDF eBook |
Author | James M. Volo |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 364 |
Release | 2002-10-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0313011125 |
The frontier region was the interface between the American wilderness and European-style civilization. To the Europeans, the frontier teemed with undomesticated and unfamiliar beasts. Even its indigenous peoples seemed perplexing, uninhibited, and violent. The frontier wasn't just a place, but a process, too. It was a hazy line between colliding cultures, and a volatile region in which those cultures interacted. This volume explores the frontier, explorers, traders, missionaries, colonists, and native peoples that came into contact. Everyday life is presented with all of its difficulties-the trading, trapping, and farming, not to mention the chronic threat of violence. Examining the period from the perspective of both Europeans and Native Americans, this book features over 40 illustrations, photographs, and maps, making it the perfect source for anyone interested in how people lived on the old colonial frontier.