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Chronicles of border warfare: or, a history of the settlement by the whites, of northwestern Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that s

Chronicles of border warfare: or, a history of the settlement by the whites, of northwestern Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that s

Scott Withers, Alexander

Paperback

General SociologyOther WarsRegional: West

ISBN10: 9353701937
ISBN13: 9789353701932
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 17 2019
Pages: 472
Weight: 1.31
Height: 1.05 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Where the Appalachians rise, the borderlands bled. In Alexander Scott Withers's classic account of northwestern Virginia, the past is not distant; it is urgent. Blood, grit, and hard choices. Chronicles of Border Warfare gathers the traditions, recollections, and local records of the settlement of the Virginia frontier and the violent contest that followed: american indian frontier wars, frontier raids and massacres, and the daily strain of building homes along contested river valleys. Part frontier history reference book, part early American history narrative, it reads as pioneer chronicle nonfiction with the pace of lived experience and the weight of testimony. Withers traces how communities formed and endured in the 18th century Virginia backcountry, illuminating the wider story of colonial Appalachia borderlands history and the appalachian frontier West Virginia that would later become a region of its own. Long valued by historians, family researchers, and readers of the Daniel Boone frontier era, this work remains a vital West Virginia genealogy resource as well as a defining portrait of the settlement of Virginia frontier life. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as a complete and unabridged edition, it belongs on the shelf of anyone drawn to American beginnings, border warfare, and the hard-won making of place.

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