Andrew,
Here are a few you can try
this one gives you old customs, crops industries, clothes, wild animal
etc(it is very interesting and I think what you are looking for)
it is
www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/historyproject/vol1/chap15.html
this one is an index of other chapters in the book, which you may find of
interest
www.pa-roots.com/~westmoreland/historyproject/vol1index.html
this one has migration paths and other articles you may find of interest
(this one has the
Phagen letter on it, it is a letter written 1795 from a priest at what is
now St. Vincent's to his Bishop, though it is short, it really gives you an
idea of what a rough life it was then)
www.mcn.org/2/noel/Westmoreland/Westmoreland.htm
this one is for pa
www.pa-roots.com
on the left of the page there are links
Laney
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Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2007 1:13 PM
Subject: [PAGENWEB] Books on life in the U.S. from 1700-1850
I'm looking for recommendations on books that will tell me about
life in
the
U.S. and it's territories from 1700-1850. My primary interest is PA, but
I
have a more global interest in population centers, immigration patterns,
and
internal migration across the U.S. (and territories). I'm curious about
the
routines of daily life during this period, and the nature and
circumstances
of the people who populated the country. My hope is that I can get
recommendations on books that convey a factual picture, but are written
for
the lay person rather than solely for the academician/historian (IOW, I
want
to get a "sense" of life in those days, but not a ton of socio-economic
statistics).
Thanks.Drew Blackwell
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