| Description |
1 online resource (303 pages) |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. The Revolutionary Era; Chapter 1. William Calk, 1775; Chapter 2. Nicholas Cresswell, 1775; Chapter 3. James Nourse, 1775; Chapter 4. James Smith, 1783; Chapter 5. Peter Muhlenberg, 1784; Part Two. Postwar Expansion; Chapter 6. Samuel Shepard, 1787; Chapter 7. Mary Coburn Dewees, 1788; Chapter 8. John May, 1788; Chapter 9. Joel Watkins, 1789; Part Three. A New Era of Peace; Chapter 10. Moses Austin, 1796; Chapter 11. Francis Baily, 1796; Chapter 12. David Meade, 1796 |
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Chapter 13. Andrew Ellicott, 1796Notes; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The crossing of America's first great divide -- the Appalachian Mountains -- has been a source of much fascination but has received little attention from modern historians. In the eighteenth century, the Wilderness Road and Ohio River routes into Kentucky presented daunting natural barriers and the threat of Indian attack. Running Mad for Kentucky brings this adventure to life. Primarily a collection of travel diaries, these day-to-day accounts illustrate the dangers thousands of Americans, adult and child, black and white, endured to establish roots in the wilderness. Ellen Eslinger's vivid a |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky
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Pioneers -- Kentucky -- Diaries
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
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Frontier and pioneer life
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Pioneers
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Travel
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Kentucky -- History -- To 1792.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071965
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Kentucky -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85071959
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Kentucky
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| Genre/Form |
Diaries
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eslinger, Ellen, 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780813147802 |
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0813147808 |
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