A colony sprung from hell
Barr, Daniel P., 1971-
A colony sprung from hell Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794 / [electronic resource] : Daniel P. Barr. - Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the most unaccountable country and inhabitants in the world -- Part I. Competition -- Provinces will be jealous of one another -- Great application, many arguments, and much difficulty -- Never come to peace again -- Part II. Regulation -- Quiet and peaceable possession? -- Shadows of law and justice -- A spirit of hostility -- Part III. Revolution -- A party spirit prevails -- This country is strangely infatuated -- Mutual distrust and jealousy -- Epilogue: the ends of the American earth.
9781612778280 1612778283
Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region.
Jurisdiction--History--Pennsylvania--18th century.
Jurisdiction--History--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region--18th century.
Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pittsburgh Region (Pa.)--History--18th century.
Pennsylvania--History--18th century.
Electronic books.
F152 / .B38 2014
974.8/02
A colony sprung from hell Pittsburgh and the struggle for authority on the western Pennsylvania frontier, 1744-1794 / [electronic resource] : Daniel P. Barr. - Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: the most unaccountable country and inhabitants in the world -- Part I. Competition -- Provinces will be jealous of one another -- Great application, many arguments, and much difficulty -- Never come to peace again -- Part II. Regulation -- Quiet and peaceable possession? -- Shadows of law and justice -- A spirit of hostility -- Part III. Revolution -- A party spirit prevails -- This country is strangely infatuated -- Mutual distrust and jealousy -- Epilogue: the ends of the American earth.
9781612778280 1612778283
Frontier and pioneer life--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region.
Jurisdiction--History--Pennsylvania--18th century.
Jurisdiction--History--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region--18th century.
Pennsylvania--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Pittsburgh Region (Pa.)--History--18th century.
Pennsylvania--History--18th century.
Electronic books.
F152 / .B38 2014
974.8/02