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Samuel G. Drake here presents Increase Mather's "A Brief History of the War with the Indians in New England" which was first published in late 1676, just a few months after the end of the war, along...

Originally published in 1876, this work presents the reader with a comprehensive history of Macon County, located in the central part of Illinois. Smith begins with a discussion about the "Indians"...

This classic volume gives a frank and vivid account of the earliest of the Indian Wars. It was written by Thomas Church, Esq. (1673-1748) based on the accounts and papers of his father, Col. Benjamin...

Stanstead County lies just north of the Vermont border in southern Quebec. It was first settled in the very early 1800s by families from New England, especially Vermont and New Hampshire. This volume...

Fredericksburg was possibly settled by whites as early as 1622 and certainly by 1681 when Major Lawrence Smith's fort was built, but it was not incorporated by law until 1727. Showing their...

The best history available on this historic town along the majestic Hudson. Chapter 1 starts right away with an overview of the first families to settle Marlborough and their descendants: Captain...

This history of Warren was written by a native son who became an attorney and prominent citizen in Manchester, New Hampshire, and died over one hundred years ago in 1893. Actually, it is the much...

Description and history of the Hudson River, and the communities along its banks, from its origins to the Atlantic. Based on a trip the author made in 1859 with a small group of friends. Illustrated...

Although there may have been a few scattered French Huguenots who settled in South Carolina earlier, the first group to arrive came in 1669 and was the forerunner of many others. This well-written...

"In 1881, Thomas J. Scharf published his History of Baltimore City and County. This single volume was a monumental effort to chronicle the development of the region; its political and economic...

Nearly 400 convict ships carrying 50,000 men, women and children left British waters bound for the southern colonies of America where their human cargos were sold. With remarkably few exceptions the...

Deeds showing name of the seller, his wife, children, siblings. Many persons from Calvert, Charles, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and St. Mary's Counties mentioned. Letters of Attorney and deeds from...

These abstracts contain the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned in the records. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period...

These abstracts contain the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned in the records. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period...

These abstracts contain the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned in the records. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period...

These abstracts contain the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned in the records. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period...

Contains the names of all persons, relationships and tract names mentioned. Buyers and sellers from adjoining counties are given. The land records from this time period also include transactions...

This publication contains Civil War data on the Fox Inn, the Mountain House, the Reno Monument, the road through Fox's Gap, the road through Turner's Gap, and the War Correspondents' Memorial Arch,...

Cushetunk was the Indian name given to the Upper Delaware River valley which stretches for about five miles in each direction from the present town of Cochecton, New York. The Nathan Skinner...

A leader of the patriotic movement that resulted in our independence, a friend of Washington, Johnson stands as a leading and impressive figure in our history. It was Johnson who nominated Washington...

The Loyalists constituted the majority in some colonies, and a very large minority in the colonies as a whole. This is the history of those 100,000 or more Americans who were driven into exile in...

The desire for independence from Great Britain was far from unanimous among the American Colonists. A large portion of people, in all walks of life and in all the colonies, were loyal to the Crown,...

This new, revised edition of the history of the McKenna family in Ireland adds a forty-five page supplement to the previous 1977 edition. (McKenna is the current, usual spelling of this old name.)...

Revised, corrected, and greatly expanded from the first edition published in 1989. This is a genealogy in the true sense of the word. It brings more than dates and names to the light by focusing on...

This war resulted in the U.S. acquisition of a vast area including California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona & New Mexico. This history was written shortly after the conclusion of the war and...

The area north of the Ohio River became a melting pot for many Native American tribes as colonists pushed on from the east and south. This book is about the rich history of these tribes.Author: Helen...

A master index identifying over 5,000 Loyalists. This new index covers several dozen sources including both published works and American and Canadian archives. Each entry provides, where available,...

A vast tract of land lying east of the Mississippi River, south of the Great Lakes, and north of Florida was ceded to the United States by the British in the Treaty of Paris which ended the...

This road, opened in 1818, began at Cumberland, Maryland, and ended in Illinois. Until the coming of the railroads west of the Allegheny mountains in 1852, the National Road was the one great highway...

When New Kent County was formed from New York County in 1654 in also included what is now King William, King and Queen, and Hanover counties. It is not known when St. Peter's Parish was founded, but...