PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE
Remit all Book Orders to:
Franklin County Historical Society - Kittochtinny
175 East King Street
Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania 17201
Postage is $2.50 for the first book and $1.50 for second book.
John Brown in Chambersburg, by Virginia Ott Stake, 2nd Edition, 2009. $20.00
Essential reading for any Civil War or local history buff! Tells the story of Chambersburg's
role in the planning of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, VA in 1859.
Ghosts of Franklin County. Athena Varounis. $14.99
Zook's Boy - Letters of Leander Zook, 1988 by Nelson. $10.00
From 1887 to 1891 Leander Zook wrote
122 letters to the editors of three newspapers. His letters consist of humorous, nostalgic short stories, bitter essays
on intemperance and an incredible insight into Victorian Washington politics. Letters were sent to the Fulton Democrat,
Fulton Republican (these are mostly humorous stories of McConnellsburg in the 1850s and 1860s) and the Pleasanton Observer.
Forbes Road Expedition, 1758. Eschenmann.
$13.00
Franklin: A Frontier County.
Shirley Fenstermacher. Softbound. $12.95 Sorry, sold out at the historical society! One private signed copy
for sale: contact windem@pa.net
Fenstermacher.
Set of five audio CDs on the History of Franklin County $45.
Will
Abstracts of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (1784-1826), softbound. $24.00
Newspaper Abstracts of the Mercersburg Journal and other newspapers (1857-1874). $15.00
1843 Tax Record of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
compiled by Robert Cell. $15.00
John Brown, The Thundering of Jehovah. $14.95 Just Reduced!
John Brown's Raid, National Park Service. $7.95
Papers Read before the Society, Vol. I, 1898. Reprint 1998. $12.00
Papers Read before the Society, Vols. 12, 14, 16, 17. $10.00 each.
Papers Read before the Society, Vol. 20. Just Reduced ! $10.00.
Papers Read before the Society, Vol 21. New $5.00
Historical Reminiscences of the War by Hoke. $20.00
Recollections of Chambersburg 1830-1860 by Cooper. $10.00
Softbound or $20.00 Hardbound.
Palmer Papers Index by Houpt. $15.00
Pennsylvania Folk Art of Samuel L. Plank. (67 pages). $5.00
inc. tax and shipping.
The Forbes Road Expedition 1758, Eschenmann. $13
The Caledonia Story 1758-2001, Eschenmann $7
The Elusive Fort Morris, Eschenmann $30
John Brown in Chambersburg, Stake. $ 15
Map Plan of Chambersburg in 1850. $5
"This is the Place That Was" Chambersburg 1919-1949: My memories
of the people, things and events of that time, by Bill Higgins, May 1991, 87 pages. $12
A History Between the Rivers: The Susquehanna, The Juniata, and
the Potomac 1609-1959 Compiled and written by C. Arnold McClure, 564 pages, 2009 $29.99 soft/$39.99 hard plus tax and shipping.
Timeline of newspaper and other gathered accounts of the first 350
years of PA and American History.
Tonoloway: If Its Walls Could Talk, John Mentzer. $25.00 (Tonoloway church in Fulton County)
Franklin County Historical Society does not stock this book. Contact Wayne E. Taylor, RR 3, Box
825, Mifflintown, PA 17059 (717) 436-8308 email letwet@embarqmail.com, a publication of Word Association Publishers - $19.95 Softback; $27.95 Hardback
Hope on the Tuscarora, Wayne E. Taylor
An historical novel of the French and Indian War. This
book is based on an attack on Fort Bigham in the Tuscarora Valley on June 11, 1756 and the subsequent captivity, enslavement,
and escape of Robert Taylor (Wayne E. Taylor's ancestor).
Hope Rekindled, Wayne E. Taylor
Sequel to Hope on the Tuscarora sees the return of Robert
Taylor to the Tuscarora Valley and the activities of the Paxton Boys, James Smith's Black Boys, and the Scotch-Irish settlers
before and during the American Revolution.
Thaddeus Stevens in Gettysburg: The making of an Abolitionist,
Bradley R. Hoch
Dr. Hoch was our speaker for April, 2007. To purchase his book,
please follow this link: www.achs-pa.org/giftshop/
The Horseshoe Curve: Sabotage and Subversion in the Railroad City , by Dr. Dennis P. McIlnay
Dr. McIlnay brings together three stories:
the building of the Horseshoe Curve, the Nazi Plot to destroy it, and the July 1, 1942 FBI search of of the homes of 225 Altoonans
suspected of being "enemy aliens"
Juniata, River of Sorrows: One Man’s Journey into a River’s Tragic Past, by Dr. Dennis P. McIlnay
A book of "remembrance
and research" that takes the author (and the reader) drifting down a 100 mile stretch of the Juniata.
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CAPTAIN ANTHONY SMITH OF BEDFORD COUNTY, PA, Gerald Smith
An early
settler of Colerain Township, Captain Anthony Smith (1755-1835) whose father, Frederick Smith (1725-1779), had patented
land in the German Settlement, Guilford Township, Franklin County, left collateral lines in
Franklin County including Beckner, Braizar/Braizon, Cook, Creager, Croft, Cromer, Deatrich, Duke, George, Gift, Grove, Huber, Hummelsine, Irvin, Isenberger, Kellar/Keller, Krafft, Leedy, Lohman, Lowry, Miller,
Moats, Reisher, Rosenberg, Rosenberger, Rutt, Shank, Speilman, Sprow, Stamy, Thompson, Waldman, Wilt, Youst, and Zumbro.
Published
by Mastof Press, Morgantown, PA; 195 pages; Perfect Bound;
ISBN:
978-1-60126-056-7
Book
may be ordered through the Bedford Historical Society
LEWIS AND MARY AT THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG - A TRUE STORY,
by Frederick Walter
Basically the story of two farm children
during the period of the battle of Gettysburg; however, the first part of the book carries information on Hezekiah Easton
and Ft. Loudon.
Published by Xlibris Press, For information
go to: http://www2.xlibris.com/
FOR HONOR, FLAG, AND FAMILY: CIVIL
WAR MAJOR GENERAL SAMUEL W.
CRAWFORD, by Richard
Wagner
A historical biography of Samuel Wylie
Crawford of Fayetteville, PA who was a scholar, physician, soldier, explorer, world traveler, historic preservationist, and
author (Genesis of the Civil War).
Published by White Mane Publishing;
toll free ordering: 1-888-948-6263; email marketing@whitemane.com
Price: $19.95 plus applicable shipping
and taxes
Contact author at rkwagn@comcast.net or phone 717-263-4483
DEFENDERS OF THE FRONTIER: COLONEL
HENRY BOUQUET AND THE OFFICERS
AND MEN OF THE ROYAL AMERICAN
REGIMENT 1763-1764, by Kenneth P. Stuart
Military historian and instructor Kenneth
P. Stuart thoroughly researched the official papers of Bouquet and his contemporaries for this detailed study of Bouquet's
success against the Indians on the western frontier of Pennsylvania.
Published by Heritage Books. ISBN 0-7884-4330-5
Price: $25.00
Go to: http://www.heritagebooks.com/
"SHELTER FROM THE STORM" FREDERICK,
MARYLAND: A Place of Refuge in the Seven Year's War by Robert Kozak
Hundreds of British and Colonial troops
camped in Frederick before marching to their fate at Ft. Duquesne. Their historic defeat cleared the way for French
and Indian war parties to drive virtually all western settlers to east of South Mountain in campaigns from 1755 to 1757.
"Shelter from the Storm" tells
the story of how these momentous events that shaped American history affected Frederick, Maryland. It focuses on how
residents such as the Brunners of Schifferstadt provided refuge for settlers who were burned out during those dark days of
total war.
Using an original analysis based on
the christening records of Frederick County churches of the period, the magnitude of German Reformed and Anglican refugees
staying in Frederick is revealed. The book also shows how the Brunner family used an adaptation of the Anglo-Scottish
fortified house to build Schifferstadt (now a museum) to provide both defense and a way to carry on their ethnic heritage
in time of war. As a part of the Schifferstadt story, the history of the Palatine connection to the Anglo-Scottish fortified
house is traced through similar, earlier fortified houses built in the Mohawk River Valley of New York by Palatine settlers
with advice and guidance from William Johnson. Photographs and maps enhance the text.
Published by Heritage Books. K4568.
Price $17 Retail
Go to: http://www.heritagebooks.com
