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Excerpt from The Pennsylvania and New York Frontier: History of From 1720 to the Close of the Revolution
Inasmuch, as no connected and complete history Of the Pennsylvania and New. York frontier has been published, this work was undertaken.
The pioneer raised what he ate, made what he wore, doctored himself and worshipped alone, if at all. His long, loose, fringed hunting shirt partly covered his buckskin breeches; and he had a ri?e and carried a tomahawk and scalping knife. He lived in a cabin Of unhewn logs without windows or ?oor, save the hard ground. Many Of the pioneers were SO poor, that with out horse or cow, they made their way into the woods and squatted in a secluded cove of the mountains or on the fertile bend of an upland stream. The sun never penetrated the dense foliage Of the trees and warmed the ground beneath; and surrounded as they were by this unlit and unwarmed forest land, late springs and early frosts blighted their scant crops Of corn, squashes and beans.
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Inasmuch, as no connected and complete history Of the Pennsylvania and New. York frontier has been published, this work was undertaken.
The pioneer raised what he ate, made what he wore, doctored himself and worshipped alone, if at all. His long, loose, fringed hunting shirt partly covered his buckskin breeches; and he had a ri?e and carried a tomahawk and scalping knife. He lived in a cabin Of unhewn logs without windows or ?oor, save the hard ground. Many Of the pioneers were SO poor, that with out horse or cow, they made their way into the woods and squatted in a secluded cove of the mountains or on the fertile bend of an upland stream. The sun never penetrated the dense foliage Of the trees and warmed the ground beneath; and surrounded as they were by this unlit and unwarmed forest land, late springs and early frosts blighted their scant crops Of corn, squashes and beans.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Brewster
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331811056
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 247
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Contributors
Author
William Brewster
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780282437442
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
Page Count - 249
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