Walking Purchase Hoax Of 1737 Ray Thompson Native Americans Lenni Lenape Indians
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WALKING PURCHASE HOAX OF 1737 RAY THOMPSON NATIVE AMERICANS LENNI LENAPE INDIANS. LENNI LENAPE INDIANS. The book, intended for adults, provides an illustrated first edition in English, shedding light on this intriguing chapter in U.S. history. This is understandable since it was one of the most sordid pages in the record of Indian-white relations. WALKING PURCHASE HOAX OF 1737 RAY THOMPSON NATIVE AMERICANS PA HISTORY LENNI LENAPE INDIANS "How the sons of William Penn tricked the Delaware Indians out of 1200 square miles of prime hunting lands in eastern Pennsylvania" Published by The Bicentennial Press, Fort Washington PA Copyright 1973, First Edition softcover, very good condition The "Walking Purchase Hoax of 1737" by Ray Thompson is a vintage paperback book published in 1973 by the Historical Society of Fort Washington. This nonfiction narrative explores a significant event in American history involving Native Americans and the American Revolution in Pennsylvania. The book, intended for adults, provides an illustrated first edition in English, shedding light on this intriguing chapter in U.S. history. From the Forward: American history has attempted to keep a "low pro-file" on the Walking Purchase of 1737. This is understandable since it was one of the most sordid pages in the record of Indian-white relations. That it took place through the instigation of William Penn's sons, the infamous "Walk" was that much more shameful, since the founder had established an impeccable record in his own dealings with the Delaware Indians. The "Walk" of a "day and a half", performed by three trained athletes, September 19-20, 1737, added between 500,000 and 750,000 acres of prime Indian hunting lands to the Penn Proprietors holdings along the upper reaches of the Delaware. The ill will created by the event was a contributory factor to the sanguinary French and Indian War. This work seeks to examine the "Walk" in some detail, exploring the situation in early Pennsylvania that led to the event. It is our desire to do it objectively, without embellish-ment, for truth is indeed stranger than fiction and the "Walk-ing Purchase" is pregnant with all of those human emotions one would expect to find in a classic novel — villainy, bravery, physical prowess, hatred, love and revenge!
