The story of the settlement and growth of western New York state from the War of 1812 to the 1890s using the never-before-published journal of an early settler as its central thread. Joseph Bennett, farmer, builder, and entrepreneur, also held political office at the town, county, and state level. From 1814 naval action on Lake Champlain through pioneer life on the Niagara Frontier, from the building of the Erie Canal to the coming of the railroads, from the beginnings of farming in Erie County to the transformation of the county shoreline by vacation cottages and camp--Joseph Bennett witnessed it all. Businessman, builder, farmer, public servant, family man, deacon of his church, canal worker in Lockport, early resident of both Williamsville and Evans, Joseph Bennett, along with the men and women of his time, laid the foundations of modern civilization in western New York state. His journal, spanning virtually an entire century, is filled with details of life in the Buffalo area and beyond: transportation, commerce, farming, shipwreck, murder, birth, death--details of the process, going on throughout America, of turning wilderness into farms, villages, and cities.
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Amazing saga of New York's evolution as seen through the eyes of an extraordinary and versatile man. --Midwest Book Review
A fascinating and highly readable portrait of our area. --Buffalo Artvoice
A thoroughly engaging story. --Western New York Heritage
A fascinating and highly readable portrait of our area. --Buffalo Artvoice
A thoroughly engaging story. --Western New York Heritage
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Kevin H. Siepel is also the author of Rebel: The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby. He is a frequent contributor to national, regional, and special-interest journals.
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Kevin H. Siepel is the author of the benchmark biography of Confederate cavalry officer John S. Mosby, Rebel: The Life and Times of John Singleton Mosby, and the local history, Joseph Bennett of Evans and the Growing of New York's Niagara Frontier. His personal essays and historical articles have been published widely. Currently writing a book on the Spanish conquest of the Americas, he also works as a journal editor in marine biology. He lives in western New York state.
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Evans comes to life !!,
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This review is from: Joseph Bennett of Evans and the Growing of New York's Niagara Frontier (Paperback)
This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how our country was settled. The detective work involved in piecing together the lives our ancestors lived is truly fascinating, weaving together the various obstacles Joseph Bennett and his family faced in settling the town of Evans. A great read that you can get lost in !
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It had been a long and circuitous journey for the young Vermonter, for his parents Samuel and Sally, and for his seven younger siblings, and the future was anything but clear. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Erie County, Joseph Bennett, Town of Evans, Lake Erie, Big Sister Creek, Buffalo Creek, Evans Center, Lake Champlain, Union Springs, New Jersey, United States, Aaron Salisbury, Peters Mountain, Ralph Plumb, Angola Record, Erie Canal, Great Lakes, Cayuga Lake, George Sweetland, Holland Land Company, Ira Ayer, New Buffalo, Niagara County, Niagara Falls New!
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It had been a long and circuitous journey for the young Vermonter, for his parents Samuel and Sally, and for his seven younger siblings, and the future was anything but clear. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Erie County, Joseph Bennett, Town of Evans, Lake Erie, Big Sister Creek, Buffalo Creek, Evans Center, Lake Champlain, Union Springs, New Jersey, United States, Aaron Salisbury, Peters Mountain, Ralph Plumb, Angola Record, Erie Canal, Great Lakes, Cayuga Lake, George Sweetland, Holland Land Company, Ira Ayer, New Buffalo, Niagara County, Niagara Falls New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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