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Pioneer Life; or, Thirty Years a Hunter
Philip Tome
2014
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Pioneer Life is a mostly autobiographical narrative of the life of Philip Tome. Tome was born in 1782 near present-day Harrisburg and lived on the upper Susquehanna for much of his life. He tells colorful (and mostly true) tales about his hunting exploits in the Pennsylvania wilderness, as he tracked elk, wolves, bears, panthers, foxes, and other large animals through the state’s north-central mountains, earning wide renown among his contemporaries. His stories contain suspenseful chase scenes, accidents, and narrow escapes, inviting the reader to view a still-wild Pennsylvania through the eyes of one who “was never conquered by man or animal.” Pioneer Life , originally published in 1854, has since been reprinted several times; this edition includes a preface by folklorist Henry Shoemaker.
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Keywords
- Autobiography
- Hunter
- Hunting
- life
- Pennsylvania
- Philip Tome
- pioneer
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- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas
- thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest
- thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WN Nature and the natural world: general interest::WNC Wildlife: general interest
- thema EDItEUR::W Lifestyle, Hobbies and Leisure::WT Travel and holiday
- wilderness
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DOI: 10.5325/b.19287836Editions