Council Fire and Cannon by Vrooman, John J - 1962

Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1962. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. Chicago: Follett Publishing, 1962. First Edition . Fine/Very Good+. First Edition, unstated printing, in clean original unclipped dust jacket, SIGNED by the author. Clean orange cloth boards with black lettering and title box decoration on cover, black lettering on spine. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Clean endpapers - no previous owner markings. Signed by the author on half-title page: "John J. Vrooman". Reg Massie, Illustrator. 185 pages. Cleandust jacketwith wrap-around illustration is not price clipped, no chips, a few tiny closed edge tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Here is New York State from the days when the Great Council Fire of the League of the Iroquois Indians first blazed on the shores of Lake Onondaga, through colonial times and the Revolutionary War, these stories cover a fascinating period of early American history in the State of New York. Outstanding Native Americans, explorers, settlers, and soldiers come to life in colorful biographies set against the backdrop of New York's lakes and river valleys..