Lancaster County Bicentennial Committee ; distributed by Sutter House,
Date of Publication
1976.
Physical Description
45 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Lancaster County during the American Revolution
Notes
On cover: Revolutionary Lancaster.
Spine title: Lancaster County during the American Revolution; Joseph Walker, editor.
"A Bicentennial book."
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Traces the careers of twelve Lancaster County residents who fought against British rule before the Revolutionary War. The patriots are: William A. Atlee, William Bausman, Charles Hall, William Henry, John Hubley, Alexander Lowrey, Adam Reigart, George Ross, Caspar Schaffner, Edward Shippen, Matthias Slough, Jasper Yeates.
"[This resource] was written by newspaper editor Charles H. Kessler for the Bicentennial. It focuses on the roles of Lancaster City and County in the Revolution. Many major players had ties to Lancaster and Kessler follows all of their actions from 1774 - 1783. While it is interesting to read about the big names like Shippen, Hand, and Ross, this book is at its best when detailing what was going on in the average Lancastrian's life. The author had several battle plans mapped out...[and he] also include[s] pictures of some of the named individuals, a map segment of Lancaster City showing the proximity of the prisoner of war barracks to the armory, and pictures or photos of some of the buildings mentioned." [Goodreads]
