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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Add this copy of Indian Paths of Pennsylvania to cart. $100.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical &.
Add this copy of Indian Paths of Pennsylvania to cart. $53.00, good condition, Sold by Werstler Book Sellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New Holland, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Edition:
1971, The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Publisher:
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Published:
1971
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17496715822
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Seller's Description:
Good. No dust jacket. Stated second printing of 1965 edition, text and pages are unmarked, binding cracked at pages 120/121 all pages are attached, no dust jacket, blue cover has rubbing on edges, at corners, and on spine to boards at spots especially at top of spine, map on end papers, prior owner's name stamp on top of front end paper, lists 137 Indian paths most with hand drawn map indicating route of path and directions for the motorist who wishes to approximate course of the path.
