{"product_id":"the-settlers-a-historical-novel-paperback","title":"The Settlers: A Historical Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. R. Eastman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol Kammen\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a party of four women, five men, and a ten-year-old boy leave their comfortable homes in eastern New York and faced westward on a cold February morning in the year 1807, they knew they would need a full measure of endurance and courage, but they were far from knowing the challenges and adventures that lay ahead in the newly opened Iroquois lands around the Finger Lakes. In this carefully researched historical novel, E. R. Eastman tells the story of the pioneers who settled \"Genesee Country\" of frontier New York in the early nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Settlers\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life men and women of pioneer times and shows their reactions, their work, their play, their hopes and their ideals, their joys and sorrows, their loves and their antipathies as they emigrated over the westward trail, carved homes--and a living out--of the wilderness, and defended those homes against aggression and invasion. In addition to its being an exciting and moving tale of human adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Settlers\u003c\/i\u003e gives a vivid account of pioneer travel, describing in colorful detail how the woods were cleared, crops raised, cabins built and furnished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eE. R. Eastman (1885-1970) worked as a teacher and school principal in Interlaken, Richford, and Newark Valley, New York and was employed as agricultural agent in Delaware County. Eastman was one of the founders of the Dairyman's League Cooperative and was editor of its newsletter from 1917 to 1922. In 1922 he became editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Agriculturist\u003c\/i\u003e, a position he held until 1947. He authored thirteen historical novels. Eastman served on the New York State Board of Regents and he was a trustee of both Ithaca College and Cornell University. Carol Kammen is the Tompkins County (New York) Historian and author of \u003ci\u003eOn Doing Local History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757465731360,"sku":"9780801477041","price":50.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d2098872cdf9b7e40ab94f6528af0c4.webp?v=1780103672","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-settlers-a-historical-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}