Frederick Stump: cruel murderer of ten peaceful Native Americans or misunderstood farmer acting for fear of his life?
With a chain of events that includes brutal killings, a casual confession, a jailbreak via an armed mob, and mysterious disappearances, the Stump saga reveals how historical events with gaps in information are subject to reinterpretation by historians and future residents of the areas in which past events took place. It also shows how significant the Central Susquehanna Valley was to British plans for Colonial Pennsylvania’s future. When Stump committed his ruthless acts in 1768, alarm bells rang in the halls of power around the world, bringing several empires to the brink of yet another fierce clash.
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