Excerpt: ... Indians or white allies around him would have done. In another hour they saw a man standing among some vines, but watchful, and with his rifle in the hollow of his arm. It was Carpenter, a man whose task was not less than that of the five. They were in the thick of it and could see what was done, but he had to lead on and wait. He counted the dusk figures as they approached him, one, two, three, four, five, and perhaps no man ever felt greater relief. He advanced toward them and said huskily: "There was no ...
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Excerpt: ... Indians or white allies around him would have done. In another hour they saw a man standing among some vines, but watchful, and with his rifle in the hollow of his arm. It was Carpenter, a man whose task was not less than that of the five. They were in the thick of it and could see what was done, but he had to lead on and wait. He counted the dusk figures as they approached him, one, two, three, four, five, and perhaps no man ever felt greater relief. He advanced toward them and said huskily: "There was no fight! They did not attack!" "There was a fight," said Henry, "and we beat them back; then a second and a larger force came up, but it was composed chiefly of Wyandots, led by their great chief, Timmendiquas. He came forward and said that they would not pursue women and children, and that we could go in safety." Carpenter looked incredulous. "It is true," said Henry, "every word of it." "It is more than Brant would have done," said Carpenter, "and it saves us, with your help." "You were first, and the first credit is yours, Mr. Carpenter," said Henry sincerely. They did not tell the women and children of the fight at the oasis, but they spread the news that there would be no more pursuit, and many drooping spirits revived. They spent another day in the Great Dismal Swamp, where more lives were lost. On the day after their emergence from the marsh, Henry and his comrades killed two deer, which furnished greatly needed food, and on the day after that, excepting those who had died by the way, they reached Fort Penn, where they were received into shelter and safety. The night before the fugitives reached Fort Penn, the Iroquois began the celebration of the Thanksgiving Dance for their great victory and the many scalps taken at Wyoming. They could not recall another time when they had secured so many of these hideous trophies, and they were drunk with the joy of victory. Many of the Tories, some in their own clothes, and some painted and dressed like...
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VERY GOOD in NONE jacket. Size: 8x5x0; 1986 printing; 363 clean, unmarked, tight pages; small penciled numbers inside front cover; cover is clean and sturdy; this is Book 7 of the Young Trailers series.
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Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 0899682278. Text is clean. Rust colored cloth with black spine lettering. Gentle bumping to spine. Cover shows minimal wear. Issued without dust jacket.; [VanMeter, America in Historical Fiction, 115 (The American Revolution: The War and Its Causes, 1776-1783-Events Along the Frontier) ] (Bloom, WSWTR, pg. 42); 1 x 9 x 6 Inches; 363 pages.
