Cummings vividly relates the tale of the sturdy and indomitable Scotch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania. Hardened from their ancient battles against tyranny and injustice in their native "bonnie Scotland," they struggled to establish a new home in America along and beyond the Susquehanna River.
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Cummings vividly relates the tale of the sturdy and indomitable Scotch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania. Hardened from their ancient battles against tyranny and injustice in their native "bonnie Scotland," they struggled to establish a new home in America along and beyond the Susquehanna River.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (scots-irish, pennsylvania, susquehanna river valley ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good+ to Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. (1964) 404 pp. Original red cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Binding very bright and clean. Spine ends a bit bumped. DJ lightly soiled w/ modest edge wear. Contents very nice.
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Very good in Good jacket. x, [2], 404 pages. Notes. Bibliography and Sources. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, and edge tears. This is one of the Presbyterian Historical Society Publications. Hubertis M. Cummings was a historian, essayist, poet, authority on Pennsylvania's canals, and at various times in the years prior to his death in 1963 a research historian with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Bureau Land Records, Department of Internal Affairs. He was the author of several books including: Scots Breed & Susquehanna, The Mason and Dixon Line: Story for a Bicentenary, 1763-1963; and Richard Peters, Provincial Secretary and Cleric, 1704-1776. Hubertis M. Cummings vividly relates the tale of the sturdy and indomitable Scotch-Irish settlers in Pennsylvania. Hardened from their ancient battles against tyranny and injustice in their native? bonnie Scotland, ? they struggled to establish a new home in America along and beyond the Susquehanna River. Their passionate love of freedom and will to survive helped them make a life for themselves in a hostile frontier. Their deep faith and spirit would thrive in this region, as they helped to forge the identity and destiny a young nation.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 404p., notes, bibliography and sources, index, red cloth, a fine copy in very good to fine jacket (s8). Traces the indomitable "Scots-Irish" from their ancient homes in mountain and glen through early eighteenth struggles to plant home, school and church along and beyond the American Susquehanna. Edgewear to dj.
