On the Frontier With Colonel Antes

This truly remarkable man, who played such an important part in both the early history of the West Branch of the Susquehanna Valley was born in 1736, in Montgomery County, PA and came here as young man. He was appointed a justice of the peace; captain of the Eighth Company; commanded a company in Plunkett's regiment in his unfortunate raid on Wyoming, made captain of the First Company, was captain of a company in the Second Battalion of Associators and in May of 1777, he was commissioned lieutenant colonel of the Fourth Battalion by the Supreme Executive Council. On the point of a high bluff, just below the mouth of Antes Creek, Col. Antes built a stockade in 1776 that was frequently occupied by settlers for their safety on the frontier. McMinn enlightens the reader with a valuable history of American Colonial frontier settlements in this true story of a Revolutionary War Pennsylvania militia commander and his pioneer family on the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. Chapters contain information on Indian traditions, Indian village life, customs and traits of Indian character, sickness, death and treatment on the frontier, home life of the early settlers, early modes of transportation, treaties with the Indians and much, much more. McMinn s accounts of Indian massacres and the Big Runaway on the Susquehanna's West Branch are priceless. His discussion of the role of women on the frontier and the culture and character of the Pennsylvania frontier people are stories rarely found in these early histories. Of note to genealogists is the Antes family history, included covering the migration of the Antes family with fellow German Moravians to Pennsylvania. You truly need to read this remarkable history to know and understand what life was like in the early 18th century Pennsylvania frontier. This is the best book I have ever read to give me the total experience of living on the 18th century Pennsylvania frontier. 514pp Hardback, Limited to 1,000 copies, 24th Book in THE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA FRONTIER SERIES, containing over 40 Illustrations. Another great book about Pennsylvania Frontier Life