A study of the travel journals of Philadelphia Quaker Jabez Maud Fisher, this book brings to light an important but largely unknown text from the Revolutionary era. Fisher traveled to upstate New York, through parts of Canada, then New England, in the late Spring through early Fall of 1773. He provides rare observations of pre-Revolutionary times, and his commentary is illuminating and colorful.

Jack Campisi and William Starna are scholars and author of Native American studies. Recent publications by Jack Campisi include Mashpee Indians: Tribe on Trial and The Oneida Indian Experience: Two Perspectives; recent William Starna publications include A Description of New Netherland (The Iroquoians and Their World) and Mohawk Frontier: The Dutch Community of Schenectady, New York, 1661-1710.