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Kaskaskunk Or Kuskuskee, The Great Delaware Town On The Big Beaver River: An Historical Sketch

Kaskaskunk Or Kuskuskee, The Great Delaware Town On The Big Beaver River: An Historical Sketch

Agnew, Daniel

Paperback

Canadian HistoryGeneral ReferenceCivil War Period (1850-1877)

ISBN10: 9354445462
ISBN13: 9789354445460
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Mar 5 2021
Pages: 26
Weight: 0.12
Height: 0.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
On the wooded banks of the Big Beaver River once stood Kaskaskunk, or Kuskuskee, the great Delaware Indian town at the far edge of colonial Pennsylvania. In this finely observed historical sketch, jurist and historian Daniel Agnew traces the rise and disappearance of that settlement, setting it within the shifting world of eighteenth century Pennsylvania and the wider Ohio River Valley frontier. The landscape itself becomes testimony. For readers of regional history nonfiction, the result is compelling narrative. Drawing on historical records and local tradition, Agnew situates Kaskaskunk within the network of Delaware tribe history and Pennsylvania frontier settlements that linked the Susquehanna to the west. Along the way he illuminates beaver river valley history and the complex relations between Indigenous communities and colonists, offering a concise Native American history study that remains accessible and humane. A valuable colonial Pennsylvania history book, it rewards curious general readers and suits local history researchers, for genealogists and historians. First issued in the late nineteenth century, Agnew's essay has been valued as a witness to Pennsylvania Native American history and Delaware Indian town history in the borderlands. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A thoughtful companion for anyone exploring eighteenth century Pennsylvania or the Ohio River Valley frontier, equally suited to casual readers and classic-literature collectors.

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