Historical Essays: Indians. Teedyuscung. Old Forge. Early Methodism. Coal; Its Antiquity. Sabbath--Sunday

By George B Kulp and George Brubaker Kulp

Bloodshed on the frontier, quiet chapel meetings, and the black seams beneath Pennsylvania hills: in George B. Kulp's Historical Essays, they share the same stage. These histories still matter. Moving from the Indians of the colonial Pennsylvania frontier and the life of Teedyuscung to Old Forge, early Methodism in America, the antiquity of coal, and the meaning of Sabbath and Sunday, Kulp shapes local history nonfiction into a vivid panorama of faith, conflict, and industry in the Wyoming Valley and the wider anthracite coal region. First published in the late nineteenth century, this historical essay collection reflects a meticulous mind steeped in Wyoming Valley history. Kulp writes as both chronicler and neighbour, interweaving Native American history in Pennsylvania, the rise of Methodist societies, and the emerging history of coal mining into clear, reflective religious history essays. For local history researchers, genealogists, and general readers, it doubles as a reference book for historians and an intimate portrait of nineteenth century Pennsylvania communities shaped by land, belief, and labour. As a Wyoming Valley history book of rare scope, it speaks equally to casual lovers of local narrative and serious students of anthracite coal region history and American religious life. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for readers of local history nonfiction and classic Americana alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354446566
• ISBN13: 9789354446566
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"