History of the County of Westmoreland Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men
by Albert, George Dalla (Editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Unigraphic, 1976. Book. As New. Cloth. Very thick quarto, maroon buckram with gilt spine titles. 727pp. plus a 113 page index. A facsimile edition of the 1882 edition. Illustrated with engravings, portraits and maps. A history of the early days of this important Western Pennsylvania County and its community from the revolution through the Whiskey Rebellion and the Civil War including prominent families from German, Scotcth-Irish and French Huguenot extraction. A very tight, clean volume with very fresh cloth and a pristine, bright, fresh, crisp, unmarked, unread and unblemished interior. VERY FINE. Flawless. AS NEW..
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- Title
- History of the County of Westmoreland Pennsylvania, with Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men
- Author
- Albert, George Dalla (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Unigraphic
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- ALBERT, HISTORY, COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, WESTMORELAND, FACSIMILE, COMMUNITY, AMERICAN, WESTERN, ILLUSTRATED, GREENSBURG, SCOTCH-IRISH, IMMIGRANTS, WHISKY, REBELLION, WHISKEY, INSURRECTION, GERMAN, IRISH, IMMIGRATION, COAL, COKE, STEEL, IRON, MANUFACTURING,
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