John bartram lewis evans conrad weiser (5 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Used Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Poor. Thin paper dust cover is heavily worn and tanned. Light wear to cover, slightly bumped corners, pages clean and unmarked. Edges of page have light brown discoloration (tanning), but does not affect readability. Maps appear intact. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Limited Edition. Limited Edition of 950 copies. Signed by the illustrator, Nathan Goldstein. 132 pages, with illustrations and folding map. Lightest wear only. Nathan Goldstein (illustratore). Signed by Illustrator(s).

Octavo, leather-backed marbled boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 132 pp. Very Good, with lightly rubbed edges and embossed stamp to Content page. From Introduction: In the fall of 1742 there occurred in the back country of Virginia one of those unpremeditated, meaningless clashes between an Iroquois hunting party and some white settlers that so often threatened or broke the peace of the North American colonies. Who fired the first shot was not at first clear, but because an Indian war in Virginia would inevitably draw in Pennsylvania, the governor of this province in January 1743 sent Conrad Weiser, the Province interpreter, to Shamokin to assure the Iroquois representative there of the continuance of Brother Onas' friendship and to appeal to the Six Nations not to take the warpath. Reared among the Iroquois of New York, a Mohawk by adoption, Weiser spoke the Indians' language, understood and observed their customs, and enjoyed their confidence. For ten years as Pennsylvania's "ambassador to the Indians" -- his own accurately descriptive term -- Weiser had served them and his own people with rare intelligence, selflessness, and integrity. In his urgent mission to the Iroquois in the winter of 1743 Weiser succeeded in allaying the Indians' anger and resentment. The next summer, on behalf of the governor of Virginia, who offered the Iroquois a present to remove the hatchet from their heads, he travelled to the Council seat of the Six Nations at Onondaga. On this journey he was accompanied by two acquaintances, John Bartram and Lewis Evans. United States History, U. S. History, U.S.-iana, Americana, American History, Native American, American Indian. islic.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition thus. Signed by Illustrator. #673/1950 copies Book comes in its original slipcase. Illustrator: Nathan Goldstein. Quantity Available: 1. Category: New York; 18th century; Travel & Places. Signed by Illustrator. ISBN: 0876360509. ISBN/EAN: 9780876360507. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 18328. Nathan Goldstein (illustratore). …

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No Jacket. First Thus. Facsimile reprint, with several modern illustrations, of the 1751 London edition of "Bartram's Observations', including a (1755) fold-out map of 'The Middle British Colonies', along with an "Extract from the Journal of Lewis Evans", and Weiser's "Report of his Journey to Onondaga". Bartram, the pioneer botanist, Evans, a draftsman and surveyor, and Weiser, the Palatine-German and Mohawk by adoption, had this account of their expedition, on behalf of the Royal Governor of PA, to treat with the Iroquois Confederation. Does not have the slipcase. Signed by the illustrator on the final page before the end papers.…