Pioneer Life; or, Thirty Years a Hunter: Being Scenes and Adventures in the Life of Philip Tome - Paperback

by Philip Tome (Author)

Originally published in 1854. Memoirs and observations of Philip Tome, an early Pennsylvania pioneer, adventurer, and hunter who served as an interpreter for two of the Seneca Nation's most important chiefs, Cornplanter and Governor Blacksnake. Includes a preface by folklorist Henry Shoemaker.

Author Biography

Philip Tome (1782-1855) was a renowned hunter, adventurer, and early settler in north-central Pennsylvania who served as an interpreter for the Seneca chiefs Cornplanter and Governor Blacksnake for fifteen years.