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Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Maryland Languages : en Pages : 828
Book Description
Omits chapters IX-XI of previous editions but includes "revised genealogy containing the names of several thousand Cresap descendants not listed in the first edition."
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Maryland Languages : en Pages : 828
Book Description
Omits chapters IX-XI of previous editions but includes "revised genealogy containing the names of several thousand Cresap descendants not listed in the first edition."
Author: Library of Congress Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service ISBN: Category : Genealogy Languages : en Pages : 1368
Book Description
The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.
Author: Michael Maloney Publisher: Michael Maloney ISBN: 0985046619 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 582
Book Description
Thomas Cresap’s life serves as a primer on Colonial American history. In addition to being at the forefront of the contentious border conflicts between the colonies of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, he played a part in the French and Indian War, Pontiac’s Rebellion, and the American Revolution as an officer in the Maryland militia. Cresap was an active member of the Lower House of the Maryland Assembly, the Committee of Observation, the Sons of Liberty, and the Ohio Company of Virginia. Few individuals did more, over such a long period of time, to further America’s westward expansion into the Ohio Valley than Thomas Cresap, and his personal relationships with many of the most influential men of his time helped shape the frontier. Despite all his positive contributions, Cresap was not always held in high regard by everyone. In Pennsylvania he was considered a quarrelsome and lawless ruffian known as the “Maryland Monster,” and many in the British army discounted Cresap as a “Rattlesnake Colonel.” However, settlers in Western Maryland regarded Cresap as a folk hero, and the Six Nations of the Iroquois affectionately called him “Big Spoon” for his generosity. In reality, Cresap was many things, including a frontiersman, soldier, trailblazer, ferryman, land speculator, trader, surveyor, politician, patriot, husband, and father. Drawn from Colonial land records, legislative proceedings, journals, and personal correspondence, Rattlesnake Colonel chronicles Thomas Cresap’s controversial life and narrates the complicated political and military conflicts of eighteenth-century Colonial America in a comprehensive yet understandable way.
Author: Champ Zumbrun Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1614231672 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 138
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Join former forest manager Champ Zumbrun as he traverses hidden trails to tell the remarkable story of Green Ridge State Forest. Green Ridge State Forest is a haven of calm and natural beauty among the Appalachians of western Maryland. This land was once the frontier of the nation, and trailblazers such as Thomas Cresap and George Washington were among the first Europeans to discover its wonders: the swift Potomac, the flowering dogwood and pine in the mountain reaches and the nighttime calls of the bobcat and the barred owl. The vision and stewardship of people like forester Fred W. Besley preserved the forest for future generations of hikers, explorers and families. Join former forest manager Champ Zumbrun as he traverses hidden trails to tell the remarkable story of Green Ridge State Forest.
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Author: Library of Congress
Author: Michael Maloney
Author: Champ Zumbrun
Author: Wayne Edward Dawson