For readers of the Pathfinders who would like to know a little more about certain aspects of the novels, or are curious about my research, here’s the list of most of the books I read while writing these novels of the 18th century New York frontier, grouped by subject. I say most because I invariably forget to log a book now and then. And this list doesn’t include myriad websites and trips east via Google Earth and YouTube.
The Pathfinders Series Bibliography
Book
1: The Wood’s Edge dates: August 1757
— July 1776
1: The Wood’s Edge dates: August 1757
— July 1776
Book
2: A Flight of Arrows dates: October
1776 — August 1777
2: A Flight of Arrows dates: October
1776 — August 1777
French & Indian War/Fort William Henry
CRUCIBLE OF WAR, The Seven Years’
War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. Fred Anderson. New York, NY;
Alfred A. Knopf. 2000.
War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. Fred Anderson. New York, NY;
Alfred A. Knopf. 2000.
THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR,
Deciding the Fate of North America.
Walter R. Borneman. New York, NY; HarperCollins Publishers. 2006.
Deciding the Fate of North America.
Walter R. Borneman. New York, NY; HarperCollins Publishers. 2006.
MASSACRE AT FORT WILLIAM HENRY. David R. Starbuck. Lebanon, NH;
University Press of New England. 2002.
University Press of New England. 2002.
THE SIEGE OF FORT WILLIAM HENRY,
A Year on the Northeastern Frontier.
Ben Hughes. Yardley, PA; Westholme
Publishing, LLC. 2011.
A Year on the Northeastern Frontier.
Ben Hughes. Yardley, PA; Westholme
Publishing, LLC. 2011.
FORT WILLIAM HENRY 1755—57, A
battle, two sieges and a bloody massacre. Ian Castle. Oxford, UK; Osprey Publishing. 2013.
battle, two sieges and a bloody massacre. Ian Castle. Oxford, UK; Osprey Publishing. 2013.
Revolutionary War/Battle of Lake Champlain
REVOLUTIONARY SUMMER, The Birth
of American Independence.
Joseph J. Ellis. Audio; Books on Tape. 2013
of American Independence.
Joseph J. Ellis. Audio; Books on Tape. 2013
BENEDICT ARNOLD, Patriot and
Traitor. Willard
Sterne Randall. New York, NY; William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1990
Traitor. Willard
Sterne Randall. New York, NY; William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1990
BENEDICT ARNOLD’S NAVY, The
Ragtag Fleet that Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain but Won the American Revolution. James L. Neslon. New York, NY;
McGraw Hill. 2006
Ragtag Fleet that Lost the Battle of Lake Champlain but Won the American Revolution. James L. Neslon. New York, NY;
McGraw Hill. 2006
THE GONDOLA PHILADELPHIA &
THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
John R. Bratten. College Station, TX; Texas A&M University Press. 2002.
THE BATTLE OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
John R. Bratten. College Station, TX; Texas A&M University Press. 2002.
Oriskany/Mohawk Valley
REBELLION IN THE MOHAWK VALLEY,
The St. Leger Expedition of 1777. Gavin K. Watts & James F. Morrison.
Toronto, Canada; The Dundurn Group. 2002
The St. Leger Expedition of 1777. Gavin K. Watts & James F. Morrison.
Toronto, Canada; The Dundurn Group. 2002
THE BRITISH CAMPAIGN OF 1777: The
St. Leger Expedition.
Gavin K. Watt. Bowmanville, Ontario; Mothersill Printing, Inc. 1988
St. Leger Expedition.
Gavin K. Watt. Bowmanville, Ontario; Mothersill Printing, Inc. 1988
THE WILDERNESS WAR. Allan W. Eckert. Ashland, KY;
Jesse Stuart Foundation. 2003.
Jesse Stuart Foundation. 2003.
BLOODY MOHAWK, The French and
Indian War & American Revolution on New York’s Frontier. Richard Berleth. Hensonville, NY;
Black Dome Press Corp. 2009.
Indian War & American Revolution on New York’s Frontier. Richard Berleth. Hensonville, NY;
Black Dome Press Corp. 2009.
WITH MUSKET & TOMAHAWK, Vol
II, The Mohawk Valley Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777. Michael O. Logusz. Havertown,
PA; Casemate Publishers. 2012.
II, The Mohawk Valley Campaign in the Wilderness War of 1777. Michael O. Logusz. Havertown,
PA; Casemate Publishers. 2012.
WILDERNESS EMPIRE, A Narrative. Allan W. Eckert. Boston, MA;
Little, Brown and Company. 1969.
Little, Brown and Company. 1969.
A HISTORY OF SCHENECTADY DURING
THE REVOLUTION.
Willis T. Hanson Jr. Schenectady, NY; Acme Press. 1974/1916.
THE REVOLUTION.
Willis T. Hanson Jr. Schenectady, NY; Acme Press. 1974/1916.
A COMPANY OF HEROES, The American
Frontier 1775-1783.
Dale Van Every. New York, NY; William Morrow and Company. 1962.
Frontier 1775-1783.
Dale Van Every. New York, NY; William Morrow and Company. 1962.
FORTRESS AMERICA, The Forts that
Defended America, 1600 to the Present.
J. E. Kaufmann & H. W. Kaufmann. Cambridge, MA; Da Capo Press. 2004
Defended America, 1600 to the Present.
J. E. Kaufmann & H. W. Kaufmann. Cambridge, MA; Da Capo Press. 2004
FORT STANWIX, History, Historic
Furnishing, and Historic Structure Reports. John F. Luzader, Louis Torres, Orville W. Carroll.
Washington DC; US Department of the Interior. 1976.
Furnishing, and Historic Structure Reports. John F. Luzader, Louis Torres, Orville W. Carroll.
Washington DC; US Department of the Interior. 1976.
LIBERTY MARCH, The Battle of
Oriskany. Allan
D. Foote. North Country Books; Utica, NY. 1998.
Oriskany. Allan
D. Foote. North Country Books; Utica, NY. 1998.
Iroquois/Oneidas
LIFE OF SAMUEL KIRKLAND
MISSIONARY TO THE INDIANS.
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop.
MISSIONARY TO THE INDIANS.
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop.
THE ONEIDA INDIAN EXPERIENCE, Two
Perspectives.
Edited by Jack Campisi and Laurence M. Hauptman. Syracuse, NY; Syracuse
University Press. 1988.
Perspectives.
Edited by Jack Campisi and Laurence M. Hauptman. Syracuse, NY; Syracuse
University Press. 1988.
WHITE SAVAGE, William Johnson and
the Invention of America.
Fintan O’Toole. New York, NY; Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2005.
the Invention of America.
Fintan O’Toole. New York, NY; Farrar, Straus & Giroux. 2005.
FORGOTTEN ALLIES, The Oneida Indians and The American Revolution. Joseph T. Glatthaar
& James Kirby Martin. New York, NY; Hill and Wang/Farrar, Strause and
Giroux. 2006.
& James Kirby Martin. New York, NY; Hill and Wang/Farrar, Strause and
Giroux. 2006.
PEOPLE OF THE STANDING STONE, The
Oneida Nation from the Revolution through the Era of Removal. Karim M. Tiro. Boston, MA;
University of Massachusetts Press. 2011.
Oneida Nation from the Revolution through the Era of Removal. Karim M. Tiro. Boston, MA;
University of Massachusetts Press. 2011.
REBELLIOUS YOUNGER BROTHER,
Oneida Leadership and Diplomacy, 1750-1800. David J. Norton. DeKalb, IL; Northern Illinois
University Press. 2009.
Oneida Leadership and Diplomacy, 1750-1800. David J. Norton. DeKalb, IL; Northern Illinois
University Press. 2009.
THE IROQUOIS IN THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION.
Barbara Graymont. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. 1972.
REVOLUTION.
Barbara Graymont. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. 1972.
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATIVE AMERICAN
BOWS, ARROWS & QUIVERS, Volume 1 Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest. Steve Allely and Jim Hamm. New
York, NY; The Lyons Press. 1999
BOWS, ARROWS & QUIVERS, Volume 1 Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest. Steve Allely and Jim Hamm. New
York, NY; The Lyons Press. 1999
BEYOND THE COVENANT CHAIN, The
Iroquois and Their Neighbors in Indian North America, 1600-1800. Daniel K. Richter and James H.
Merrell, editors. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press.
1987.
Iroquois and Their Neighbors in Indian North America, 1600-1800. Daniel K. Richter and James H.
Merrell, editors. University Park, PA: The Pennsylvania State University Press.
1987.
British Army/St. Leger Expedition/Montreal
WITH ZEAL AND WITH BAYONETS ONLY,
The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775—1783. Matthew H. Spring. Norman, OK;
University of Oklahoma Press. 2008
The British Army on Campaign in North America, 1775—1783. Matthew H. Spring. Norman, OK;
University of Oklahoma Press. 2008
REDCOATS. Stephen Brumwell. Cambridge,
UK; Cambridge University Press. 2002
UK; Cambridge University Press. 2002
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH, PROVINCIAL,
AND GERMAN ARMY UNITS 1775-1783.
Phillip R. N. Katcher. Harrisburg, PA; Stackpole Books. 1973.
AND GERMAN ARMY UNITS 1775-1783.
Phillip R. N. Katcher. Harrisburg, PA; Stackpole Books. 1973.
AMERICAN LOYALISTS TROOPS
1775—84. Rene
Chartrand. Oxford, UK; Osprey Publishing. 2008.
1775—84. Rene
Chartrand. Oxford, UK; Osprey Publishing. 2008.
REDCOAT OFFICER, 1740-1815. Stuart Reid. Osceola, WI;
Osprey Publishing. 2002.
Osprey Publishing. 2002.
THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AMERICA
1775-1783. Robin
May. Reading, Berkshire; Osprey Publishing Ltd. 1974.
1775-1783. Robin
May. Reading, Berkshire; Osprey Publishing Ltd. 1974.
THE MILITARY EXPERIENCE IN THE
AGE OF REASON 1715—1789.
Christopher Duffy. New York, NY; Barnes & Noble Books. 1987.
AGE OF REASON 1715—1789.
Christopher Duffy. New York, NY; Barnes & Noble Books. 1987.
OPENING THE GATES OF
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MONTREAL.
Phyllis Lambert and Alan Stewart, editors. Cambridge, MA; MIT Press. 1992.
EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY MONTREAL.
Phyllis Lambert and Alan Stewart, editors. Cambridge, MA; MIT Press. 1992.
THE BRITISH SOLDIER IN AMERICA, A
Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period. Sylvia R. Frey. Austin, TX;
University of Texas Press. 1981.
Social History of Military Life in the Revolutionary Period. Sylvia R. Frey. Austin, TX;
University of Texas Press. 1981.
THE AMERICAN PROVINCIAL CORPS
1775—84. Philip
Katcher. Oxford, United Kingdom; Osprey Publishing. 1973.
1775—84. Philip
Katcher. Oxford, United Kingdom; Osprey Publishing. 1973.
18th Century Medicine
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MEDICINAL
PLANTS, A Practical Reference Guide to More than 550 Key Medicinal Plants &
Their Uses. Andrew
Chevallier. London, England; Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1996.
PLANTS, A Practical Reference Guide to More than 550 Key Medicinal Plants &
Their Uses. Andrew
Chevallier. London, England; Dorling Kindersley Limited. 1996.
CULPEPER’S COMPLETE HERBAL. Nicholas Culpeper. Secaucus,
NJ; Chartwell Books, Inc. 1985
NJ; Chartwell Books, Inc. 1985
CONTACTS BETWEEN IROQUOIS
HERBALISM AND COLONIAL MEDICINE.
William N. Fenton.
HERBALISM AND COLONIAL MEDICINE.
William N. Fenton.
Christianity/Native Americans
ONE CHURCH MANY TRIBES. Richard Twiss.
BOOK OF HOPE. Native American Fellowship.
Wow! That is a really impressive list of reading materials. I really appreciate knowing that when I pick up one of your books I'm going to get as much historical detail as you can possibly provide, and that makes the experience all the richer for me. Thanks for sharing your process Lori.
HOLY SMOKES!!! Wow, epic list!!!
Lori, this is incredible!:) I can tell that you've done your homework big time.:) My utmost respect for your work of research! 😀
Wow, so many books went into the research for your novels! One can tell, as one reads, that they're brimming with history –and terribly romantic to boot. 😉