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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Pioneer History, Or, Cortland County And The Border Wars Of New York: From The Earliest Period To The Present Time

Pioneer History, Or, Cortland County And The Border Wars Of New York: From The Earliest Period To The Present Time

Camp Goodwin, Hermon

Paperback

General ReferenceGeneral World HistoryRevolutionary Period (1775-1800)

ISBN10: 9354508510
ISBN13: 9789354508516
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.48
Height: 1.02 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A borderland county is a whole nation in miniature. In Hermon Camp Goodwin's Pioneer History, Cortland County New York steps forward as a living stage of settlement, struggle, and memory. History is never quiet here. Part county history chronicle and part pioneer history narrative, this volume traces the region from its earliest days into a documented present, gathering the people, places, and turning points that shaped an interior frontier. Readers drawn to upstate New York history will find more than dates: a grounded sense of early settler communities, land and town-making, and the pressures that turned neighbourhoods into strongholds. Alongside civic growth run the darker currents of the New York border wars, with frontier warfare accounts that illuminate a Revolutionary War frontier and the wider 18th century frontier experience without losing sight of local detail. It also serves as a practical regional history reference and a valued genealogy research reference, especially for those following family lines through small-town records and remembered names. 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. For local history collectors, it is a cornerstone work: a period voice, a durable reference, and a vivid window onto how a county tells the story of a state.

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