Pioneer Life ... in Western PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pittsburgh Pre, 15. 6. 1940 - Počet stran: 264 A fascinating look at life during pioneer times in western Pennsylvania. Describes the hardship, danger and drudgery of day-to-day life on the frontier. Topics include cabin raising, crop harvests, tanning, weaving, disease, religion, and superstition. Also follows the progression from pioneer life to industrial society. |
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The Cabin in the Clearing | 31 |
Linsey and Buckskin Venison and Pone | 44 |
Truck Patch and Cornfield | 54 |
Butcher Baker Candlestickmaker | 64 |
Growing Up on the Frontier | 74 |
Yarbs Doctors and Charms | 119 |
The Log Church | 130 |
Frontier Justice | 148 |
From Indian Trail to Turnpike | 165 |
Life in the Towns | 190 |
The First Factories | 210 |
The Road to the Past | 222 |
GLOSSARY | 233 |
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Pioneer Life ... in Western Pennsylvania John Ernest Wright,Doris S. Corbett,Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey Zobrazení fragmentů - 1940 |
Pioneer Life ... in Western Pennsylvania John Ernest Wright,Doris S. Corbett,Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey Zobrazení fragmentů - 1940 |
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