Down The Historic Susquehanna

Download or read book Otzinachson written by John Meginness and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Otzinachson, or, a history of the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna embraces a full account of its settlement--trials and privations endured by the first pioneers--full accounts of the Indian wars, predatory incursions, abductions, and massacres, &c., together with an account of the fair play system, and the trying scenes of the big runaway, interspersed with biographical sketches of some of the leading settlers, families, etc., together with pertinent anecdotes, statistics.