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2024-05-10
Eliza Butler
In the acknowledgements for A Greene Country Towne, editors Alan C. Braddock and Laura Turner Igoe thank the usual suspects, including their partners, the volume’s contributors, and their respective institutions.
2024-05-10
Katarina Keane
Independent scholar Sharon McConnell-Sidorick’s engaging history of a radical labor union in 1920s Philadelphia speaks to some of the most exciting developments in labor and women’s history.
2024-05-10
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography is issuing a call for articles to be included in a special issue on women and politics in Pennsylvania history, scheduled for publication in October 2020.
2024-05-10
Marcus Gallo
In the midst of the Northwest Indian War, the former surveyor John Adlum’s operations as a land agent and his dealings with Cornplanter and other Allegany Senecas helped place a large portion of northwestern Pennsylvania in the hands of wealthy speculators. This article describes the complexity of the postrevolutionary clashes over land between governments, settlers, speculators, and Native Americans. It also demonstrates the critical role of surveyors in land speculation and settlement.