Win Massacre Of The Conestogas: On The Trail Of The Paxton Boys In Lancaster County Prepared By Jack Brubaker Ebook

most interesting story of what really happened to the best that anyone can know, and the cover up of the guilty parties, who remain a mystery to this day, as well as the fabrications published regarding this atrocity.
It is appalling to know what happened, and that it was allowed to happen, and that those in high level positions at the time turned a blind eye so that none of the perpetrators were ever identified or brought to justice.
Some of the reading is a bit slow, in the quotes from various publications of the time, but the book is extremely well researched.
Definitely of interest to history buffs, and to anyone who has ever lived in or visited this area, Wellresearched examination of the dark blot on Lancaster history and on Pennsylvania history, The massacre of the Conestoga ultimately lead to the complete collapse of any treaty negotiations or any pretense of the state to respect existing treaties.
An entire tribe was effectively eliminated with not a single perpetrator ever being brought to justice, Brubaker completely examines the historical records, including some that were purposefully faked in order to justify the massacre and exonerate the Paxton boys, and identifies those who most certainly were guilty, if not in carrying out the actual murders, in instigating them and protecting those who did.
Local persons of interest include Thomas Barton, Edward Shippen, Matthias Slough, John Harris, John Elder, and Susanna Wright, Even Benjamin Franklin found himself entangled in the debate that followed this act, In addition to the historical investigation, Brubaker follows through with recent reconciliation acts that have taken place and notes places of interest that can still be found in present day Lancaster city and county.


I find it ironic that after noting that one of the most famous illustrations depicting the violent massacre is anachronistic and incorrect, it was nevertheless used on the cover of the book.
I think it is regretful to have included Barry Kent's comment that "oral traditions are, . . largely fabrications" in reference to claims by some individuals that they are descendants of the Conestogas, Oral tradition in cultures where that is the primary means of remembrance are often just as accurate as written history I think Alex Haley proved that long ago and written history is no guarantee of accuracy as noted with Redmond Conyngham's faked documents that over time became accepted as truth.
On two chilly December days in, bands of armed men raged through camps of peaceful Conestoga Indians, They killed twenty women, children and men, effectively wiping out the tribe, These murderous rampages by Lancaster County's Paxton Boys were the culminating tragedies in a series of traded atrocities between European settlers and native tribes.
Lancaster journalist Jack Brubaker gives a blowbyblow account of the massacres, examines their aftermath and investigates how the Paxton Boys got away with murder.
Join Brubaker as he follows the bloody trail left by the killers through the Pennsylvania countryside, A great read about our own little genocide here in Lancaster County, In the wake of the French and Indian war, December of, the Paxton Boys, a group of Scottish Presbyterians that Ben Franklin would later describe as "white Christian savages", rode down from Paxton and Donegal on two separate occasions to wipe out the peaceful Conestoga Indians.
The author describes the historical context of the massacre and tries to finger the most responsible parties,

Great book would recommend, I've lived my whole life in Lancaster and never heard of this part of our history

until I stumbled upon a plaque on the backside of the Fulton a few years ago.
This book is incredibly well researched, but in some spots it seems the author's words are just filler to get to the next quote from another book or pamphlet.
It was definitely interesting to learn a little more about the storied history of this City/County, This is a very well researched book on the subject of the Massacres of the Conestoga Indians, The book is easy to read and to follow, A compelling case is made for the identity of the main players in this massacre which essentially eliminated the Conestoga tribe.


There is no proof of who was in the Paxton gang, the lack of anyone being identified makes an interesting statement on the settlers opinion of the Indians and the complicity of the government at the time.
The local church clergy and congregations felt the need to defend the frontier settlers, their families, to the extreme of riding into Lancaster and killing all the Conestoga's they could find living among the whites.


Having grown up in the area it was interesting to see how eastward the frontier edge was at the time, my house was aboutmiles from Paxton Church however we never learned of this history in school, nor that the state government offered a bounty for scalps.


Over all I found the book very interesting and a good attempt to keep track of history that has not been documented in detail but the over all story of the Paxton Boys remains on every historians thoughts.
This book should be read, Very interesting very well researched, Excellent overview of the Conestoga Indian massacre by the Paxton Boys and discussion on the revisionist analysis of this event that has occurred over the years.
A blowbyblow account of the Conestoga Indians massacre, the aftermath and how the perpetrators got away with it.


On two chilly December days in, bands of armed men raged through camps of peaceful Conestoga Indians and killedwomen, children and men to effectively wipe out the tribe.
These murderous rampages by Lancaster County's Paxton Boys were the culminating tragedies in a series of traded atrocities between European settlers and native tribes.
Lancaster journalist Jack Brubaker allows the bloody trail left by the killers through the Pennsylvania countryside, .