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The Frontiersmen

Author : Allen W. Eckert
Publisher : Jesse Stuart Foundation
ISBN 13 : 1931672814
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book The Frontiersmen written by Allen W. Eckert and published by Jesse Stuart Foundation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid-America from crimes committed back east. In the beautiful but deadly country which would one day come to be known as West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, more often than not they left their bones to bleach beside forest paths or on the banks of the Ohio River, victims of Indians who claimed the vast virgin territory and strove to turn back the growing tide of whites. These frontiersmen are the subjects of Allan W. Eckert's dramatic history. Against the background of such names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, Simon Girty and William Henry Harrison, Eckert has recreated the life of one of America's most outstanding heroes, Simon Kenton. Kenton's role in opening the Northwest Territory to settlement more than rivaled that of his friend Daniel Boone. By his eighteenth birthday, Kenton had already won frontier renown as woodsman, fighter and scout. His incredible physical strength and endurance, his great dignity and innate kindness made him the ideal prototype of the frontier hero. Yet there is another story to The Frontiersmen. It is equally the story of one of history's greatest leaders, whose misfortune was to be born to a doomed cause and a dying race. Tecumseh, the brilliant Shawnee chief, welded together by the sheer force of his intellect and charisma an incredible Indian confederacy that came desperately close to breaking the thrust of the white man's westward expansion. Like Kenton, Tecumseh was the paragon of his people's virtues, and the story of his life, in Allan Eckert's hands, reveals most profoundly the grandeur and the tragedy of the American Indian. No less importantly, The Frontiersmen is the story of wilderness America itself, its penetration and settlement, and it is Eckert's particular grace to be able to evoke life and meaning from the raw facts of this story. In The Frontiersmen not only do we care about our long-forgotten fathers, we live again with them.

The Frontier Mind

Author : Arthur K. Moore
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813163803
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Frontier Mind written by Arthur K. Moore and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kentucky, the first frontier beyond the Appalachians, Arthur K. Moore finds a unique ground for examining some of the basic elements in America's cultural development. There the frontier mind acquired definite form, and there emerged the forces that largely shaped the American West. Moore reveals the Kentucky frontiersman as a colorful, exciting figure about whom there gathered a golden haze of myth from which historians have never been able to free him. He finds that "noble savage" did not possess those high qualities of mind and spirit which both his contemporaries and present-day writers have attributed him. He especially questions the wide and uncritical acceptance of Frederick Jackson Turner's theory that the illiterate emigrants had vast creative powers and made worthwhile contributions to government, education, religion, and literature. The author, professor of English at the University of Kentucky, has shown how unlikely it was that the uncouth frontiersmen, subjected as they were to brutalizing influences and separated from the main stream of Western civilization, could find in themselves the intellectual and spiritual resources to create a distinctive culture. Far from displaying the benevolence and rationality imputed to men living close to nature, the frontiersmen proved themselves addicted to demagogism, narrow sectarianism, materialism, and anti-intellectualism. The Frontier Mind is an uncompromising book. It may not win your assent, but it will force you to reexamine the grounds of your beliefs about the settlement and development of the American West.

Kentucky Frontiersmen

Author : Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Publisher : Voyageur Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780929146010
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Frontiersmen written by Joseph Alexander Altsheler and published by Voyageur Pub. This book was released on 1988 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young Henry Ware helps to establish a pioneer settlement in early Kentucky, joins in defending it against the attack of hostile Shawnee Indians, and spends some time among the Shawnee as a somewhat willing prisoner.

Frontiersman

Author : Meredith Mason Brown
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 0807134589
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Frontiersman written by Meredith Mason Brown and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Supported with copious maps, illustrations, endnotes, and a detailed chronology of Boone's life, Frontiersman provides a fresh and accurate rendering of a man most people know only as a folk hero--and of the nation that has mythologized him for over two centuries.

On the Kentucky Frontier: A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West

Author : James Otis
Publisher : Litres
ISBN 13 : 5040492944
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book On the Kentucky Frontier: A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West written by James Otis and published by Litres. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Daniel Boone and Others on the Kentucky Frontier

Author : Darren R. Reid
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453893
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Book Synopsis Daniel Boone and Others on the Kentucky Frontier by : Darren R. Reid

Download or read book Daniel Boone and Others on the Kentucky Frontier written by Darren R. Reid and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of first-hand accounts that illuminate life on America's trans-Appalachian frontier. The voices range from the legendary Daniel Boone (here, in its entirety, is Boone's autobiography) to a wide array of ordinary settlers, and many of the stories are published here for the first time. Also included are historical and analytical essays that give context to each story, and numerous maps and illustrations.

The Hunters of Kentucky

Author : Ted Franklin Belue
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811731197
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book The Hunters of Kentucky written by Ted Franklin Belue and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Covers the American invasion and settling of the Kentucky frontier • Includes such frontier personalities as Daniel Boone, John Redd, Michael Cassidy, and Nicholas Cresswell The Hunters of Kentucky covers a wide range of frontier existence, from daily life and survival to wars, exploits, and even flora and fauna. the pioneers and their lives are profiled in biographical sketches, giving a rich sampling of the personalities involved in the United States' westward expansion. Author Ted Franklin Belue's colorful, vivid prose brings these long-forgotten frontiersmen to life.

Running Mad for Kentucky

Author : Ellen Eslinger
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813183901
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Running Mad for Kentucky written by Ellen Eslinger and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, it includes day-to-day accounts that illustrate the dangers thousands of Americans, adult and child, black and white, endured to establish roots in the wilderness. Ellen Eslinger's vivid and extensive introductory essay draws on numerous diaries, letters, and oral histories of trans-Appalachian travelers to examine the historic consequences of the journey, a pivotal point in the saga of the continent's indigenous people. The book demonstrates how the fabled soil of Kentucky captured the imagination of a young nation.

Frontier Kentucky

Author : Otis K. Rice
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Frontier Kentucky written by Otis K. Rice and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of frontier Kentucky is an oft-told story, and in an account as brief as the present one there is certain to be much that is familiar to the informed Kentuckian. In this synthesis I have attempted to present the early history of Kentucky as a colorful and significant chapter in the expansion of the American frontier and as an important part of the development of the nation itself.

Kentucky's Last Frontier

Author : Henry P. Scalf
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570721656
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky's Last Frontier written by Henry P. Scalf and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of the exploration, settlement, and development of the vast mountain empire encompassed by several eastern Kentucky counties that pays attention to Civil War sites in the area.

Frontiersmen

Author : Gail Barbara Stewart
Publisher : Rourke Publishing (FL)
ISBN 13 : 9780866254069
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Frontiersmen written by Gail Barbara Stewart and published by Rourke Publishing (FL). This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how the frontier in the United States moved west from the thirteen original colonies after 1763 and what life was like for the courageous people who chose to pursue the challenging existence of pioneers.

Kentucky Frontiersmen Located in Census and County Records, Volume 2

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Frontiersmen Located in Census and County Records, Volume 2 written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

How the West was Lost

Author : Stephen Anthony Aron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book How the West was Lost written by Stephen Anthony Aron and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Meet the Drakes on the Kentucky Frontier

Author : John J. Loeper
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761408451
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Meet the Drakes on the Kentucky Frontier written by John J. Loeper and published by Cavendish Square Publishing. This book was released on 1998-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the emigration of the Drake family from Virginia to the Kentucky wilderness in 1788, their settlement, home construction, daily chores, education, food, entertainment, and social activities.

Kentucky Frontiersmen

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book Kentucky Frontiersmen written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

On the Kentucky Frontier

Author : James Otis Kaler
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781512315806
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book On the Kentucky Frontier written by James Otis Kaler and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-21 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On the Kentucky Frontier" from James Otis Kaler. American journalist and author of children's literature; he wrote under the name James Otis (1848-1912).

The Three Kentucky Presidents

Author : Holman Hamilton
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813158443
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Three Kentucky Presidents written by Holman Hamilton and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The three Kentucky presidents -- Abraham Lincoln, Zachary Taylor, and Jefferson Davis -- were profoundly shaped by their experiences in Kentucky, poised as it was on the border between the North and the South, the East and the Western Frontier. Holman Hamilton asserts that these leaders were personally and politically influenced by their connections to the state. The contrasting traits of western frontiersman and southern aristocrat illuminate Kentucky's heritage and affected Taylor, Lincoln, and Davis, presidents during one of America's most troubled eras. Frontier values influenced Lincoln's and Taylor's views on the major issues of their time: extension of slavery, which they opposed, and preservation of the Union, which they supported. Davis's career reflects Southern values, leading him to favor slavery's extension and the Confederacy.