DOC Consciousness and Energy; Vol. 3 by Penny Kelly in History

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For settlers trying to scratch out a livelihood along the Conococheague Creek in south-central Pennsylvania; the years during the French Indian and Pontiac’s wars were times of uncertainty and downright terror as Indians murdered; scalped and took captive their family members and neighbors. Then; as hostilities seemed to abate; came the word that unscrupulous traders were actually planning to supply ammunition and weaponry to the still-enemy Indians in violation of Pennsylvania law. Worse yet; these traders were receiving the protection of British troops; the same troops charged with safeguarding the settlers. The end result was the so-called Black Boys Rebellion; a conflict that Dan Guzy argues was not a rebellion at all but; instead; an uprising seeking to enforce civil law. In this fascinating work; largely based on primary resource material; Guzy tells the story of one of the first uprisings against British troops; years before the outbreak of Revolutionary War. In what is the most detailed account to date; Guzy corrects some mistakes made by other accounts; and describes the actions taken by the Black Boys and their opponents in context of political and military activities and other contemporary events.