vii p., 1 ø., 11-322 p. incl. front. (facsim.) plates, fold. map. 20 cm.
Notes
Bibliography: p. 240-263.
Summary
"A study of Cresap's life (1694-1790) is far more than a study of the man; it involves an examination of such subjects as Indian problems, frontier defense, French activities in the Ohio Valley, the French and Indian War, fur trade, colonial land speculation, the Ohio Company of Virginia, the conflict known as the Conojacular War (between Maryland and Pennsylvania), Pennsylvania-Virginia disputes, and the opening of Nemacolin's road. In each of these activities, Thomas Cresap was a factor; in most, a leading figure. As a matter of fact, wherever on the frontier excitement, danger and trouble were to be found, there was Cresap. Indeed, he was often the cause of outbreaks of violence. Whether he was noble, brave, industrious, patriotic, and a valuable citizen, or as some of his contemporaries alleged, "a murderer", "thief ", "vile fellow", and "monster", he still remains a remarkable individual in the history of the colonial frontier." [from the preface]