Since its original publication in 1965, Indian Paths of Pennsylvania has remained the standard volume for charting the foot trails forged and followed in Pennsylvania by Native Americans, documenting an era of interaction between Indians and European settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries. With the advent of European settlement, the Indian trails that laced the wilderness were so well-situated that there was little reason to forsake them until the age of the automobile. The trails that traverse the mountains "kept the ...
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Since its original publication in 1965, Indian Paths of Pennsylvania has remained the standard volume for charting the foot trails forged and followed in Pennsylvania by Native Americans, documenting an era of interaction between Indians and European settlers in the 17th and 18th centuries. With the advent of European settlement, the Indian trails that laced the wilderness were so well-situated that there was little reason to forsake them until the age of the automobile. The trails that traverse the mountains "kept the level" so well that they remain an engineering curiosity. Equally as remarkable are the complexity of the system and its adaptability to changing seasons and weather. This book describes 131 paths with maps, history, significant points along the way, and information on approximating the course of the trails by automobile. Five appendices trace other historically significant routes such as the Forbes Road and George Washington's 1753 path to Fort LeBoeuf. A new foreword by Kurt W. Carr, senior curator of archaeology at The State Museum of Pennsylvania, sets the work in context and provides insight on a volume that remains valuable for historians, anthropologists, archaeologists, and anyone interested in Pennsylvania history.
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Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Boards have moderate shelf rubbing with scuffing and bumping as well as light soiling. Binding is sound with a cracked and exposed gutter. Endpages have light age-toning and smudging. Page edges have moderate age-toning and foxing. Interior pages are age-toned and foxed. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
Published:
1998
Language:
English
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18265885942
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Very good. Binding sound and pages clean. Corners square and sharp. Cover clean, intact, and shiny. Some sticker residue on lower back cover. Excellent copy.
