The Insurrection Of The Paxton Boys 1763-64

By Historical Society of Pennsylvania

In the bitter winter of 1763, backcountry settlers marched out of the Pennsylvania woods and changed the course of a colony. The frontier was on fire. This gripping colonial American history book traces the Paxton Boys from obscure borderland farmers to the centre of a political storm, capturing the fear, anger and moral reckoning that followed their attacks on Native communities and their threatened march on Philadelphia. First issued as a Pennsylvania historical society publication, The Insurrection Of The Paxton Boys 1763-64 stands as a vivid, primary source-driven account of eighteenth century Pennsylvania at a moment of crisis in the French and Indian War aftermath. At once narrative and document, it remains an essential paxton boys uprising history and colonial frontier violence study, carefully reconstructing events while illuminating Native American relations Pennsylvania, frontier politics, and Quaker colonial America history. Long recognised as a key research resource for historians and an accessible reference for history students, it also enriches any serious colonial Pennsylvania history collection. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Scholars, local-history enthusiasts, and collectors of annotated colonial history edition reissues will value its clear, uncompromising portrait of how a fragile colony wrestled with fear, vengeance and the demands of justice on its outermost edge.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354484646
• ISBN13: 9789354484643
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"