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Very Good. 2007 signed and inscribed first edition, Minisink Press (Port Jervis, New York), 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches tall black cloth hardcover in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, gilt lettering to spine, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, xii, 223 pp. On the half title page, nicely inscribed to former U.S. Rep. John Hall and signed by the author. Otherwise, a very good to near fine copy, in a like dust jacket which is nicely preserved and displayed in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Scarce; OCLC (No. 212432435) locates only four copies at institutions worldwide. [dO] ~M~ [2.0P] The place of Fort Decker in the history of Port Jervis, New York is a prominent one. The story traces from early in the Revolutionary War, to the raids of the infamous Mohawk warrior-statesman Joseph Brant, to the era of the D&H Canal, when the building served as a hotel for founders and engineers. This book is a must for those interested in the early history of the area and how historical structures are made to live on, educate and fascinate us. Contents: Introduction; The Original People; The Old Mine Road: Early Settlement; The Hayne Family; The Hayne Trading Post; The Westfall and Decker Families; Life on the Frontier; A Generation of Suffering: The French and Indian War and The War for Independence; Joseph Brant's Raids of 1778 and 1779; The Rebuilding of Fort Decker; The Decker Farm; The St. John Hotel; The Decker Stone House in the Nineteenth Century; The Decker Stone House in the Twentieth Century; Fort Decker as a Museum; Who Turns on the Lights at 9: 15? ; Vigilance and Perseverance; Endnotes; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography; About the Author.