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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier Paperback - 2000

by James H. Merrell


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James Merrell's brilliant book is an account of the "go-betweens," the Europeans and Indians who moved between cultures on the Pennsylvania frontier in efforts to maintain the peace. It is also a reflection on the meanings of wilderness to the colonists and natives of the New World. From the Quaker colony's founding in the 1680s into the 1750s, Merrell shows us how the go-betweens survived in the woods, dealing with problems of food, travel, lodging, and safety, and how they sought to bridge the vast cultural gaps between the Europeans and the Indians. The futility of these efforts became clear in the sickening plummet into war after 1750. "A stunningly original and exceedingly well-written account of diplomacy on the edge of the Pennsylvania wilderness."--Publishers Weekly

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On September 12, I 748, the Pennsylvania Colonists Conrad Weiser and George Croghan sat in the open air at Logstown, an Indian village on the banks of the Ohio River.

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  • Title Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier
  • Author James H. Merrell
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 464
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date 2000-01-17
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780393319767 / 0393319768
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 3.05 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: Native American
    • Geographic Orientation: Pennsylvania
  • Library of Congress subjects Pennsylvania - History - Colonial period,, Frontier and pioneer life - Pennsylvania
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98024835
  • Dewey Decimal Code 974.802
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