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The First Rebel Being a Lost Chapter of Our History and a True Narrative of America's First Uprising
English, Pages 431. Reprinted in 2013 with the help of original edition published long back[1834]. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. (Customisation is possible). Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Original The First Rebel Being a Lost Chapter of Our History and a True Narrative 1834 [Hardcover], Original Neil Harmon Swanson
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First published August 5, 2009
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May 1, 2015
Way back in 1965 I wrote a report on the Black Boys Rebellion of 1765 - 1769 totally based upon the 1937 movie Allegheny Uprising, for my 8th grade Social Studies class. I did so because my father told me the movie was based on a true story. I got a good grade.
A few years ago, while watching the movie for the umpteenth time, I paid attention to the opening credits and discovered that the film was based upon the novel The First Rebel.
The film chronicles the struggle the inhabitants of the Conococheague Valley had with the "big business" interests in Philadelphia that were re-supplying the recently defeated Indians, once again endangering the lives of the folk of the valley. The action of the film is centered on the siege of Fort Bedford by Colonel James Smith and his Black Boys.
The First Rebel recounts that tale but within the greater context of the remarkable life of Colonel James Smith. The book also provides insight into the political tensions on the frontier preceding the American Revolution.
A few years ago, while watching the movie for the umpteenth time, I paid attention to the opening credits and discovered that the film was based upon the novel The First Rebel.
The film chronicles the struggle the inhabitants of the Conococheague Valley had with the "big business" interests in Philadelphia that were re-supplying the recently defeated Indians, once again endangering the lives of the folk of the valley. The action of the film is centered on the siege of Fort Bedford by Colonel James Smith and his Black Boys.
The First Rebel recounts that tale but within the greater context of the remarkable life of Colonel James Smith. The book also provides insight into the political tensions on the frontier preceding the American Revolution.
May 1, 2017
What an amazing life this guy had, and what history there is all around us. I thought the same thing when I heard about Daniel Morgan, so it's kind of odd that the first footnote in Chapter II mentions Daniel Morgan. The website of the Conococheague Institute has a driving tour you can take around Mercersburg, PA, and see some of the places where the scenes took place. My favorite is Fort Loudoun, which has been recreated and just stands there, kind of lonely.
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