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Weslager, Clinton Alfred was born on April 30, 1909 in Pittsburgh. Son of Fred H. and Alice (Lowe) Weslager.
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Brandywine Springs: The Rise and Fall of a Delaware Resort
(Hardcover book c 1949 including photo section of this onc...)
Hardcover book c 1949 including photo section of this once-popular resort and amusement park near Wilmington DE. Now largely consists of ruined foundations.
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The log cabin in America : from pioneer days to the present
(Hardback book (ex-library) with dust jacket titled THE LO...)
Hardback book (ex-library) with dust jacket titled THE LOG CABIN IN AMERICA: From Pioneer Days to the present.
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The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle
(He may have been the first Delaware historian to take adv...)
He may have been the first Delaware historian to take advantage of Charles Gehring's translations of original Dutch documents, and Weslager, of course, also based his thoughtful research on O'Callaghan, Vincent, and Scharf. "The Dutch and Swedes at New Castle" is carefully footnoted, eminently readable and suitable both for academics and the general reader.
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The Delaware Indian Westward Migration: With the Texts of Two Manuscripts, 1821-22, Responding to General Lewis Cass's Inquiries about Lenape Culture and Language
(First edition. Illustrated. Jacket has small chip out alo...)
First edition. Illustrated. Jacket has small chip out along top edge of front cover. xiii, 266 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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The Delaware Indians: A History
("One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of de...)
"One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of decades of study by a layman archeologist-historian. With a rich blend of archeology, anthropology, Indian oral traditions (he gives us one of the best accounts of the Walum Olum, the fascinating hieroglyphics depicting the tribal origins of the Delaware), and documentary research, Weslager writes for the general reader as well as the scholar."--American Historical Review In the seventeenth century white explorers and settlers encountered a tribe of Indians calling themselves Lenni Lenape along the Delaware River and its tributaries in New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. Today communities of their descendants, known as Delawares, are found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Ontario, and individuals of Delaware ancestry are mingled with the white populations in many other states. The Delaware Indians is the first comprehensive account of what happened to the main body of the Delaware Nation over the past three centuries. C. A. Weslager puts into perspective the important events in United States history in which the Delawares participated and he adds new information about the Delawares. He bridges the gap between history and ethnology by analyzing the reasons why the Delawares were repeatedly victimized by the white man.
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Dutch Explorers, Traders And Settlers In The Delaware Valley, 1609-1664
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The Delaware Indians: A History
( "One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of ...)
"One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of decades of study by a layman archeologist-historian. With a rich blend of archeology, anthropology, Indian oral traditions (he gives us one of the best accounts of the Walum Olum, the fascinating hieroglyphics depicting the tribal origins of the Delaware), and documentary research, Weslager writes for the general reader as well as the scholar."--American Historical Review In the seventeenth century white explorers and settlers encountered a tribe of Indians calling themselves Lenni Lenape along the Delaware River and its tributaries in New Jersey, Delaware, eastern Pennsylvania, and southeastern New York. Today communities of their descendants, known as Delawares, are found in Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin, and Ontario, and individuals of Delaware ancestry are mingled with the white populations in many other states. The Delaware Indians is the first comprehensive account of what happened to the main body of the Delaware Nation over the past three centuries. C. A. Weslager puts into perspective the important events in United States history in which the Delawares participated and he adds new information about the Delawares. He bridges the gap between history and ethnology by analyzing the reasons why the Delawares were repeatedly victimized by the white man.
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The Garrett Snuff Fortune: A True Account of a $20,000,000 Fortune Originating on Delaware's Red Clay Creek
(B2-682. First edition. Biography of this Delaware busines...)
B2-682. First edition. Biography of this Delaware business family who founded a snuff mill on the Brandywine in 1782. Ten illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. Well-preserved copy of a scarce book. xv, 175 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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Brandywine Springs The Rise and Fall of a Delaware Resort
(See B1-4704. Reprint of the 1949 first edition, this bein...)
See B1-4704. Reprint of the 1949 first edition, this being one of the 250 numbered copies of the "Author's Edition". Illustrated history of this resort area from its beginning history as part of Letitia Manor in William Penn's days. 21 illustrations. Contains a one page "Publisher's Note" for this printing. Signed by Weslager on the title page. xiii, 124 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel
(One of twenty-four books dealing with the early history o...)
One of twenty-four books dealing with the early history of the Delaware Valley written by noted historian and Delaware author, C. A. Weslager, A Man and His Ship gives Peter Minuit and the ship he commanded, which brought the first Swedes and Finns to America to make the first permanent settlement in the Delaware Valley, their deserved place in the pages of history. Using primary references found in Swedish, Dutch and German sources, Dr. Weslager introduces evidence that in its first voyages the Kalmar Nyckel carried more colonists to Delaware than arrived on the Mayflower, and includes for the first time the names of known passengers on these voyages between 1638 and 1645.
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Magic medicines of the Indians,
(B2-1401c. First edition. A study of Indian medicine. Spin...)
B2-1401c. First edition. A study of Indian medicine. Spine of jacket is spotted with wear at bottom. xi, 161, 3 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655 (A Special Edition for the Swedish-American Celebration)
(First edition, the scarce hardbound version. Illustrated ...)
First edition, the scarce hardbound version. Illustrated by Nancy Sawin. Sponsored by the Kalmar Nyckel Commemorative Committee, Inc and Delaware Heritage Commission. Signed by Weslager and Sawin on the half-title. viii , 219 pages. blue cloth stamped in gilt. 8vo..
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The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present
(B1-742. First edition. History of this Eastern Shore of M...)
B1-742. First edition. History of this Eastern Shore of Maryland Indian tribe. A small group of the Nanticokes still live in Indian River Hundred in Sussex County, Delaware. Signed by the author on title page. 295 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..
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The Log Cabin in America: From Pioneer Days to the Present
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The Log Cabin in America: From Pioneer Days to the Present Hardcover
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A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel
(BASED ON PRIMARY REFERENCE FOUND IN SWEDISH, DUTCH, AND G...)
BASED ON PRIMARY REFERENCE FOUND IN SWEDISH, DUTCH, AND GERMAN SOURCES, ; WITH MAPS AND PHOTOS
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- THE DELAWARE INDIAN WESTWARD MIGRATION (. with dustjacket, 1978, clean copy)
- A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel by C. A. Weslager (2007-06-01)
- A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel (First edition. With previously unpublished material on Mi...)
- New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655 (When the tiny Kalmar Nyckel set sail from Gothenburg, Swe...)
- Red Men on the Brandywine (See B1-713. Reprint of the 1953 first edition which had b...)
- The Stamp Act Congress: With an Exact Copy of the Complete Journal (First edition. "A University of Delaware Bicentennia...)
- New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655 by C. A. Weslager (1988-04-01)
- The Delaware Indians: A History by Professor C. A. Weslager (1990-01-01)
- The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present by C. A. Weslager (1983-12-02)
Clinton Alfred Weslager
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Clinton Alfred Weslager, American historian, writer. Recipient Merit award American Association State and Local History, 1965, 68, Christian Lindback award for teaching excellence, 1977, Trustee award History Society Delaware, 1987, Medal of Distinction, University Delaware, 1988, History medal Daughters of the American Revolution, 1990, del Tufo award Delaware Humanities Forum, 1991.
Education
Bachelor, University Pittsburgh, 1933. Doctor of Humane Letters, Widener University, 1986. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Wesley College, 1993.
Career
Visiting professor American history, Wesley College, 1969; visiting professor American history, U. Delaware, 1971-1973; visiting professor American history, Brandywine College, 1970-1982; professor emeritus, Brandywine College, 1983-1994.
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The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle
(He may have been the first Delaware historian to take adv...)
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New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655
(When the tiny Kalmar Nyckel set sail from Gothenburg, Swe...)
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A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel
(One of twenty-four books dealing with the early history o...)
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Brandywine Springs: The Rise and Fall of a Delaware Resort
(Hardcover book c 1949 including photo section of this onc...)
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The log cabin in America : from pioneer days to the present
(Hardback book (ex-library) with dust jacket titled THE LO...)
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A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel
(BASED ON PRIMARY REFERENCE FOUND IN SWEDISH, DUTCH, AND G...)
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The Log Cabin in America: From Pioneer Days to the Present
(The Log Cabin in America: From Pioneer Days to the Presen...)
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New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655 (A Special Edition for the Swedish-American Celebration)
(First edition, the scarce hardbound version. Illustrated ...)
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THE DELAWARE INDIAN WESTWARD MIGRATION
(. with dustjacket, 1978, clean copy)
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The Delaware Indians: A History
("One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of de...)
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The Delaware Indians: A History
( "One of the best tribal histories . . . the product of ...)
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A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel
(First edition. With previously unpublished material on Mi...)
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The Delaware Indian Westward Migration: With the Texts of Two Manuscripts, 1821-22, Responding to General Lewis Cass's Inquiries about Lenape Culture and Language
(First edition. Illustrated. Jacket has small chip out alo...)
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The Stamp Act Congress: With an Exact Copy of the Complete Journal
(First edition. "A University of Delaware Bicentennial Boo...)
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Brandywine Springs The Rise and Fall of a Delaware Resort
(See B1-4704. Reprint of the 1949 first edition, this bein...)
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Red Men on the Brandywine
(See B1-713. Reprint of the 1953 first edition which had b...)
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Magic medicines of the Indians,
(B2-1401c. First edition. A study of Indian medicine. Spin...)
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The Garrett Snuff Fortune: A True Account of a $20,000,000 Fortune Originating on Delaware's Red Clay Creek
(B2-682. First edition. Biography of this Delaware busines...)
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The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present
(B1-742. First edition. History of this Eastern Shore of M...)
- A Man and His Ship: Peter Minuit and the Kalmar Nyckel by C. A. Weslager (2007-06-01)
- Dutch Explorers, Traders And Settlers In The Delaware Valley, 1609-1664
- New Sweden on the Delaware, 1638-1655 by C. A. Weslager (1988-04-01)
- The Delaware Indians: A History by Professor C. A. Weslager (1990-01-01)
- The Nanticoke Indians: Past and Present by C. A. Weslager (1983-12-02)
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The Swedes and Dutch at New Castle
Membership
President trustees Richardson Park School, 1953-1957. Fellow Archaeol. Society New Jersey, Holland Society New York. Member American Association of University Professors, History Society Pennsylvania, Society Pennsylvania Archaeology, American Name Society, Archaeol.
Society Delaware (Archibald Crozier award 1987, president 1942-1948), Eastern States Archaeol. Federation (president 1954-1958), Dupont Country Club, Masons, Sigma Delta Chi.
Connections
Married Ruth G. Hurst, June 9, 1934. Children: Ruth Ann (Mistress George G. Tatnall), Clinton Alfred, Thomas Hurst.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1933
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1986
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1993
Career
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1969
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1970 - 1982
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1971 - 1973
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Recipient Merit award American Association State and Local History, 1965, 68, Christian Lindback award for teaching excellence, 1977, Trustee award History Society Delaware, 1987, Medal of Distinction, University Delaware, 1988, History medal Daughters of the American Revolution, 1990, del Tufo award Delaware Humanities Forum, 1991.Recipient Merit award American Association State and Local History, 1965, 68, Christian Lindback award for teaching excellence, 1977, Trustee award History Society Delaware, 1987, Medal of Distinction, University Delaware, 1988, History medal Daughters of the American Revolution, 1990, del Tufo award Delaware Humanities Forum, 1991.