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| SgtMunro |
Posted - October 03 2003 : 2:36:33 PM
For those interested in reading about the chain of forts that secured the early Pennsylvania Colony, the line of forts that secured the Forbes Military Road or the forts that made up part of the Ohio Country line of communication, please consider the following titles:
Hunter, William "Forts on the Pennsylvania Frontier 1753-1758" (An excellent work, complete with a chapter dedicated to the Pennsylvnia Provincial Battalions)
Sipe, C.Hale "Fort Ligonier and its Times" (Recently released in paperback, a good overview of the region's history)
Lynch, Thomas M. "Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania" Volumes 1&2 (Out of print, but worth the search)
Darlington, Mary "Fort Pitt and Letters from the Frontier" (Not bad, but limited information)
Stotz & James "Drums in the Forest" (Rare, but Stotz's artwork makes it worthwile)
There are several other good works on the subject out there, but they are readily available. These are ones that if you come across, they are worth grabbing.
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| Highlander |
Posted - October 04 2003 : 5:26:10 PM
And don't forget Allen Eckert's "That Dark And Bloody River".Historical fiction at its best. |
| SgtMunro |
Posted - October 04 2003 : 2:38:55 PM
Your right, Sachem Rich. If you can't locate the two volume set from Thomas Montgomery Lynch "Frontier Forts of Pennsylvania", then William Hunter's book "Forts on the Pennsylvania Frontier 1753-1758" is a 'sutable sub' and good-to-go. Hunter's book is available through its publisher Weenawoods Books (www.wennawoods.com) via e-commerce and it is still under $50.
You will find that Hunter refers to Lynch and the 'commision' alot in his book. Although, since Hunter's work is later (circa 1954), he has the advantage to correct some of the small mistakes made by Lynch. Mr. Lynch and 'The Commision to Locate Frontier Forts in Pennsylvania' originally published their work in 1896, with a revison in 1916. The two volume set I have was a limited run of the '1916 Edition' that was printed for the Ligonier Valley Historical Society in 1978. It is a very rare bird, and I only located my set, after searching for almost three years (not to mention over $200). All in all, if you are only going to own one of the above works, you are better off with Hunter's book, both for economical and sanity-saving reasons.
Your Most Humble Servant,
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| richfed |
Posted - October 03 2003 : 8:08:21 PM
Am I correct in asuming that the Hunter book is the best of the lot ... if I were to buy just one? |
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