Daniel P Barr: 1 book
A Colony Sprung from Hell
Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744-1794
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The early settlement of the region around Pittsburgh was characterized by a messy collision of personal, provincial, national, and imperial interests. Driven by the efforts of Europeans, Pennsylvanians, Virginians, and Indians, almost everyone attempted to manipulate the clouded political jurisdiction...
