The Ordeal of Thomas Barton Anglican Missionary in the Pennsylvania Backcountry, 1755-1780 |
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| Author:
| MYERS, James P. |
| Series title: | Studies in Eighteenth-Century America and the Atlantic World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61146-063-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2010 |
| Publisher: | Lehigh University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $114.00 |
Book Description:
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This study draws upon Thomas BartonOs Forbes expedition journal, and a vast collection of manuscript letters, sermons, and other contemporary documents to illuminate his career and help readers appreciate the complex world of the pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania frontier and more generally of the colonial American backcountry.
This study draws upon Thomas BartonOs Forbes expedition journal, and a vast collection of manuscript letters, sermons, and other contemporary documents to illuminate his career and help readers appreciate the complex world of the pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania frontier and more generally of the colonial American backcountry.