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Title:

Mirror of olden time border life : embracing a history of the discovery of America, ... from 1620, until ...1679. Also, history of Virginia, ... and a narrative of the ... struggle between the white settlers and Indians in north-western Virginia, Kentucky, &c.. Also, history of the early settlement of Pennsylvania... and the subsequent warfare ; ... personal narratives of captivities and escapes ; ... numerous sketches of frontier men / compiled from authentic sources by J. Pritts.

Edition:

[2d ed.]

Publisher:

S. S. Miles,

Copyright Date:

1849 c1848

Description:

x, 700 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Indians of North America--Captivities
Frontier and pioneer life--Ohio River Valley.
Indians of North America--Wars--1750-1815.
New England--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

Other Authors:

Pritts, Joseph.
Withers, Alexander Scott, 1792-1865.

Notes:

Rewritten and much altered from the 1st edition which was issued in 1839, and again in 1841 under title: Incidents of border life... Principally a compilation from writings of Henry Trumbull, Charles Campbell, A.S. Withers, I.D. Rupp and others. "Chronicles of border warfare...By A.S. Withers" : p. 121-314.

LCCN:

02023453

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)