Between 1836 and 1846, Peter Force published four volumes entitled Tracts and Other Papers, Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in ...

"The Death Wind." This was the name Indians applied to Lewis Wetzel for whenever he made a kill, he would throw his head back and let go with an un-godly scream that would echo ...

On the early frontier, Indians from the many tribes were encouraged by the British to attack American settlements. In March of 1782, Pennsylvania militiamen under Lt. Col ...

A biography of the legendary hero of the American frontier, emphasizing his skill as a woodsman, exploration of the Cumberland Gap, and relationship with native Americans.

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (published in five volumes in 1856-59) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work. Christened with the ...

This history of the Pennsylvania frontier, of which Fort Pitt was the center, details this state's most crucial time (1775 to 1783). In terms of conflict, the pioneers of this ...