The Remarkable Dorcas Armstrong Holt Buchanan: An American Pioneer

By Dee Armstrong Crabtree

This novel is a tribute to the independence, strength and courage of Dorcas Armstrong Holt Buchanan, the first white woman settler in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania. During their years in Kishacoquillas Valley, Arthur and Dorcas Buchanan faced down an explosive revolution, marauding native tribes, wild animals and countless other challenges as they struggled to create a life for themselves and their seven children.More than 200 years after her death, stories of Dorcas Buchanan continue to fascinate. Dorcas was a wilderness trader and tavern mistress. She was a charming hostess, an adventuresome huntress and an astute business manager. Dorcas clearly was a woman considerably ahead of her time. Now for the first time ever, the legends of Dorcas are all brought here together in one powerful retelling of the life and times of this remarkable lady and her family.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 166079966X
• ISBN13: 9781660799664
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.7" x 5.0"