Mirror of olden time border life.
0000; Gale Group; Linguagem: English
Autores
Pritts, Joseph, Withers, Alexander Scott,
ResumoRewritten and much altered from the 1st edition which was issued in 1839, and again in 1841 under title: Incidents of border life. Principally a compilation from writings of Henry Trumbull, Charles Campbell, A.S. Withers, I.D. Rupp and others. "Chronicles of border warfare ... by A.S. Withers": p. 121-314. "Embracing a history of the discovery of America, of the landing of our forefathers at Plymouth and of their most remarkable engagements with the Indians in New England from their first landing in 1620 until the final subjugation of the natives in 1679. Also, history of Virginia, embracing its first settlement, the progressive movements of civilization and the establishment of civil government and a narrative of the long continued and bloody struggle between the white settlers and Indians in north-western Virginia, Kentucky, &c., &c., including accounts of all the battles from the beginning to the decisive blow by Gen. Wayne and consequent peace. Also, history of the early settlement of Pennsylvania, Penn's treaty with the Indians and the subsequent warfare which marked the efforts to settle the interior with devastation, blood and suffering until the final establishment of peace. To which are added personal narratives of captivities and escapes--of strange and thrilling adventures--personal prowess, &c., &c. Together with numerous sketches of frontier men, the remarkable achievements and incidents in their career--with n Includes bibliographical references. Book.
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