C. A. Weslager (1909-94) was an esteemed writer and historian of Delaware. He authored a number of books, including Delaware's Buried Past and Dutch Explorers, Traders, and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, 1609-1644, both published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, and The Nanticoke Indians, Past and Present.

"By carefully searching old state records and antiquated sources, by utilizing all possible anthropological findings, and by making close ethnological investigation among the people themselves, [the author] has prepared a study of profound sociological significance. In a simple, straightforward style he presents a saga of the Nanticokes of Indian River and the so-called Cheswold Moors." (Pennsylvania History)

• Preface1. Red, White, and Black2. The Mysterious Moor3. Plot in the Swamp4. The Persistent Red Thread5. An Unexpected Champion6. The Good Fight7. A World Unknown8. Links with the PastBibliography

C. A. Weslager (1909-94) was an esteemed writer and historian of Delaware. He authored a number of books, including Delaware's Buried Past and Dutch Explorers, Traders, and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, 1609-1644, both published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, and The Nanticoke Indians, Past and Present.

"By carefully searching old state records and antiquated sources, by utilizing all possible anthropological findings, and by making close ethnological investigation among the people themselves, [the author] has prepared a study of profound sociological significance. In a simple, straightforward style he presents a saga of the Nanticokes of Indian River and the so-called Cheswold Moors." (Pennsylvania History)

• Preface1. Red, White, and Black2. The Mysterious Moor3. Plot in the Swamp4. The Persistent Red Thread5. An Unexpected Champion6. The Good Fight7. A World Unknown8. Links with the PastBibliography

C. A. Weslager (1909-94) was an esteemed writer and historian of Delaware. He authored a number of books, including Delaware's Buried Past and Dutch Explorers, Traders, and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, 1609-1644, both published by the University of Pennsylvania Press, and The Nanticoke Indians, Past and Present.

"By carefully searching old state records and antiquated sources, by utilizing all possible anthropological findings, and by making close ethnological investigation among the people themselves, [the author] has prepared a study of profound sociological significance. In a simple, straightforward style he presents a saga of the Nanticokes of Indian River and the so-called Cheswold Moors." (Pennsylvania History)

• Preface1. Red, White, and Black2. The Mysterious Moor3. Plot in the Swamp4. The Persistent Red Thread5. An Unexpected Champion6. The Good Fight7. A World Unknown8. Links with the PastBibliography