Philadelphia: J. Crissy, 1945. Hardcover. This is an extensive history of Wyoming, a borough in Luzerne county in Pennsylvania. It has a long history with American settlers moving in during the mid-1700s and is remembered for the Wyoming Massacre. On June 30, 1778, British forces, under the command of Colonel John Butler, arrived in the Wyoming Valley to confront the American settlers.] On July 3, the British spotted the American militia near Forty Fort. Butler wanted to lure the Americans away from their fortifications. He ordered for Fort Wintermute to be set ablaze. The Patriots, believing it signified a British retreat, advanced rapidly. British soldiers, with the assistance of about 700 Native Americans, ambushed the oncoming American militia in and around the present-day Exeter and Wyoming. In the end, nearly 300 Wyoming Valley settlers were killed in what would be known as the Wyoming Massacre. On July 4, the American colonel, Nathan Denison, agreed to surrender Forty Fort along with several other posts [Wikipedia]

Bound in original brown embossed cloth with gilt titling to spine. Covers are stained, bumped, and creased, with evidence of a spine label having been removed. Hinges are cracked but text block is holding. Dampstaining to lower margins of first 200 or so pages, generally not affecting text. Text pages are browned throughout, not affecting legibility. A few gutters showing where book opened flat. Color and black & white foldout maps are present and in good condition as is one text plate. Contemporary ownership condition. Fair to good minus condition overall. 488 pages plus appendix of 104 pages. AMERSTATEHIS/021622. Fair.

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