By Abraham G. Bevier (1846). A gripping collection of true frontier narratives recounting the perilous experiences of settlers living along the New York frontier during the American Revolution. Focusing on the isolated communities of Wawarsing and the surrounding region, the book preserves vivid accounts of Indian and Loyalist raids, desperate escapes, acts of courage, and the hardships endured by families caught in one of the conflict’s most brutal theatres.
Compiled from local traditions and family recollections by a descendant of the region’s early Huguenot settlers, it offers a compelling glimpse into a turbulent chapter of American history. The narratives are interwoven with reflections on Providence and the moral lessons the author believed could be drawn from these events, reflecting the religious and historical outlook of mid-nineteenth-century America.
Also contains an appendix detailing some natural and man made features in the area as well as an interesting section on the tense relations between Tories and Colonials during the era. The classic revolutionary poem “Taxation of America” is also included in full, as well.
Highlights include:
- the massacre of Lt. John Graims;
- the narrow escape of three school children from the Indians;
- the massacre at Fantinekill;
- the killing of the family of the Socks and Mack families;
- the burning of Wawasink; and more.
Softcover, 60 pages, #1039.
