Zebulon Butler

Hero of the Revolutionary Frontier

AvLinda A. Fossler,James R. Williamson

Inbunden, Engelska, 1995

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This is a comprehensive study of the life of Zebulon Butler, a participant in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the intercolonial confrontations known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars. Butler migrated to Pennsylvania in 1769 and soon became the military and civil leader of the Connecticut settlers in the Wyoming Valley of Northeastern Pennsylvania. During the Revolutionary War, he served in one of the most dangerous theatres of the war—the isolated Susquehanna frontier of Pennsylvania—where the struggling settlers were subject to Indian-Tory attacks and the hostility of the Pennsylvania government. After the war, Butler sought peace with the Pennsylvania authorities and exercised a steadying influence on the Wyoming community. When the longstanding land controversy between Connecticut and Pennsylvania again erupted in civil war and sparked a separate state movement encouraged by Ethan Allen, Butler counseled peace and assisted Timothy Pickering in the establishment of Luzerne County.

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Utgivningsdatum:1995-01-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contributions in American History
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313293573

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JAMES R. WILLIAMSON is a retired army officer and a retired Professor of History and Business, Gwynedd-Mercy College. He is presently Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Scranton, and Adjunct Professor of History and Business at Wilkes University.LINDA A. FOSSLER is presently Adjunct Professor of History at Allentown College.

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ForewordPrefaceIllustrationsThe Early Years: 1731-1769The Family BackgroundThe French and Indian War: 1756-1762Farmer, Merchant, Trader: 1762-1769The Pre-Revolutionary Years: 1769-1775Background: The Conflicting ClaimsThe First Yankee-Pennamite War: 1769-1771Growth of the Wyoming Settlement: 1772-1775The Second Yankee-Pennamite War: 1775The Revolutionary Years: 1776-1781New Dangers: 1776-1778The Battle of Wyoming: 1778The Hartley Expedition: 1778The Sullivan Expedition: 1779In Command at Wyoming: 1779-1780Along the Hudson: 1781The Post-Revolutionary Years: 1782-1790The Decree of Trenton: 1782The Third Yankee-Pennamite War: 1783-1784The Establishment of Luzerne County: 1785-1786The Confirming Act: 1787Reaction, Rebellion, and Repeal: 1787-1790The Later Years: 1787-1795County Official: 1787-1792Retirement: 1792-1795Epilogue: 1795-1807NotesSelected BibliographyIndex