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George Rogers Clark and William Croghan

Author : Gwynne Tuell Potts
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 081317869X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book George Rogers Clark and William Croghan written by Gwynne Tuell Potts and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2020-01-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dual biography focuses on the lives of two very different men who fought for and settled the American West and whose vision secured the old Northwest Territory for the new nation. The two represented contrasting American experiences: famed military leader George Rogers Clark was from the Virginia planter class. William Croghan was an Irish immigrant with tight family ties to the British in America. Yet their lives would intersect in ways that would make independence and western settlement possible. The war experiences of Clark and Croghan epitomize the American course of the Revolution. Croghan fought in the Revolutionary War at Trenton and spent the winter of 1777–1778 at Valley Forge with George Washington and LaFayette before being taken prisoner at Charleston. Clark, known as the "Hannibal of the West," was famous for his victorious Illinois campaign against the British and as an Indian fighter. Following the war, Croghan became Clark's deputy surveyor of military lands for the Virginia State Line, enabling him to acquire some 54,000 acres on the edge of the American frontier. Croghan's marriage to Lucy Clark, George Rogers Clark's sister, solidified his position in society. Clark, however, was regularly called by Virginia and the federal government to secure peace in the Ohio River Valley, leading to his financial ruin and emotional decline. Croghan remained at Clark's side throughout it all, even as he prospered in the new world they had fought to create, while Clark languished. These men nevertheless worked and eventually lived together, bound by the familial connections they shared and a political ideology honed by the Revolution.

High on a Windy Hill

Author : Catherine S. McConnell
Publisher : The Overmountain Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570720413
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book High on a Windy Hill written by Catherine S. McConnell and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long out-of-print genealogical reference has become much sought after by residents of Washington County, Virginia, and the numerous scattered descendants of that county's forefathers. The work identifies 333 Washington County cemeteries and cites the inscriptions of each tombstone. Seven detailed maps aid in locating the burial sites. This edition also includes a newly compiled comprehensive index of more than 2,400 surnames, many of which include multiple entries.

Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America

Author : William Terrell Lewis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Genealogy of the Lewis Family in America written by William Terrell Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiefly a record of some of the descendants of John Lewis. He was born in Donegal County, Ireland 1678 to Andrew Lewis and Mary Calhoun. He married Margaret Lynn. He died in Virginia 1 Feb 1762. They were the parents of seven children.

An Old Sweetheart of Mine

Author : James Whitcomb Riley
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book An Old Sweetheart of Mine written by James Whitcomb Riley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Old Sweetheart of Mine is a poem by James Whitcomb Riley, an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. The poem is dedicated to Rile's first love, a girl he met at school, and about their school-time romance that grew in the marriage and happy life together. Each book page presents a separate piece of a romantic poem telling about a particular period or event in the poet's memory. It is a great poetic work about the flow of time and the transformation of love through the years of routine life.

William Clark and the Shaping of the West

Author : Landon Y. Jones
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780809097265
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (972 download)

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Download or read book William Clark and the Shaping of the West written by Landon Y. Jones and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1803 and 1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark co-captained the most famous expedition in American history. But while Lewis ended his life just three years later, Clark, as the highest-ranking federal official in the West, spent three decades overseeing its consequences: Indian removal and the destruction of Native America. In a rare combination of storytelling and scholarship, bestselling author Landon Y. Jones vividly depicts Clark's life and the dark and bloody ground of America's early West, capturing the qualities of character and courage that made Clark an unequaled leader in America's grander enterprise: the shaping of the West.

The Fairest Portion of the Globe

Author : Frances Hunter
Publisher : Blind Rabbit Press
ISBN 13 : 0977763609
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book The Fairest Portion of the Globe written by Frances Hunter and published by Blind Rabbit Press. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Louisiane--a land of riches beyond imagining. Whoever controls the vast domain along the Mississippi River will decide the fate of the North American continent. When young French diplomat Citizen Genet arrives in America, he's determined to wrest Louisiana away from Spain and win it back for France--even if it means global war. Caught up this astonishing scheme are George Rogers Clark, the washed-up hero of the Revolution and unlikely commander of Genet's renegade force; his beautiful sister Fanny, who risks her own sanity to save her brother's soul; General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, who never imagined he'd find the country's deadliest enemy inside his own army; and two young soldiers, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who dream of claiming the Western territory in the name of the United States--only to become the pawns of those who seek to destroy it. From the frontier forts of Ohio to the elegant halls of Philadelphia, the virgin forests of Kentucky to the mansions of Natchez, Frances Hunter has written a page-turning tale of ambition, intrigue, and the birth of a legendary American friendship--in a time when America was fighting to survive.

Pulaski County Virginia Heritage 2003

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Publisher : S. E. Grose
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pulaski County Virginia Heritage 2003 written by and published by S. E. Grose. This book was released on with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Key and Allied Families

Author : Julian C. Lane
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806349778
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Key and Allied Families written by Julian C. Lane and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work concentrates upon families with a strong connection to Virginia and Kentucky, most of which are traced forward from the eighteenth, if not the seventeenth, century. The compiler makes ample use of published sources some extent original records, and the recollections of the oldest living members of a number of the families covered. Finally. The essays reflect a balanced mixture of genealogy and biography, which makes for interesting reading and a substantial number of linkages between as many as six generations of family members.

George Rogers Clark

Author : William Nester
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806188138
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book George Rogers Clark written by William Nester and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Rogers Clark (1752–1818) led four victorious campaigns against the Indians and British in the Ohio Valley during the American Revolution, but his most astonishing coup was recapturing Fort Sackville in 1779, when he was only twenty-six. For eighteen days, in the dead of winter, Clark and his troops marched through bone-chilling nights to reach the fort. With a deft mix of guile and violence, Clark led his men to triumph, without losing a single soldier. Although historians have ranked him among the greatest rebel commanders, Clark’s name is all but forgotten today. William R. Nester resurrects the story of Clark’s triumphs and his downfall in this, the first full biography of the man in more than fifty years. Nester attributes Clark’s successes to his drive and daring, good luck, charisma, and intellect. Born of a distinguished Virginia family, Clark wielded an acute understanding of human nature, both as a commander and as a diplomat. His interest in the natural world was an inspiration to lifelong friend Thomas Jefferson, who asked him in 1784 to lead a cross-country expedition to the Pacific and back. Clark turned Jefferson down. Two decades later, his youngest brother, William, would become the Clark celebrated as a member of the Corps of Discovery. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, though, George Rogers Clark may not have been fit to command any expedition. After the revolution, he raged against the government and pledged fealty to other nations, leading to his arrest under the Sedition Act. The inner demons that fueled Clark’s anger also drove him to excessive drinking. He died at the age of sixty-five, bitter, crippled, and alcoholic. He was, Nester shows, a self-destructive hero: a volatile, multidimensional man whose glorying in war ultimately engaged him in conflicts far removed from the battlefield and against himself.

Long Knife

Author : James Alexander Thom
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0307763161
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Long Knife written by James Alexander Thom and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legend. A warrior. A hero. A classic American epic. Two centuries ago, with the support of the young Revolutionary government, George Rogers Clark led a small but fierce army west from Virginia to conquer all the territory between the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. He battled the British, forged friendships with French and Spanish settlers, and made treaties with many Indian tribes who revered the lanky, red-haired white man and called him Long Knife. He fell in love with the woman of his dreams, the beautiful Spanish maiden Teresa de Leyba. And George Rogers Clark was, in the end, bitterly betrayed by the same government he had so nobly served. Rich in the heroic characters, meticulously researched detail, and grand scale that have become James Alexander Thom’s trademarks, Long Knife, his first historical epic, is simply unforgettable.

Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio 1778-1783

Author : William Hayden English
Publisher : Franklin Classics
ISBN 13 : 9780342345441
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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Download or read book Conquest of the Country Northwest of the River Ohio 1778-1783 written by William Hayden English and published by Franklin Classics. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia

Author : Virginia G. Pedigo
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806380101
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book History of Patrick and Henry Counties, Virginia written by Virginia G. Pedigo and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1977 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an illuminating account of the history of Patrick and Henry counties, which occupies the first third of the book, the authors turn their attention to genealogy, providing authoritative histories of no fewer than 110 families. The genealogies generally begin with the first settler in either Patrick or Henry County and proceed to enumerate descendants in several generations, providing incidental detail according to the materials available. In addition to the remarkable collection of genealogies, the book also contains transcriptions of important genealogical source materials, such as the Patrick and Henry land grants and patents registered in the old Land Office in Richmond.

Genealogies of Virginia Families

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Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 0806309474
Total Pages : 3680 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Genealogies of Virginia Families written by and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1981 with total page 3680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Tyler's quarterly historical and genealogical magazine.

The History and People of Clark Mountain, Orange County, Virginia

Author : Patricia J. Hurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The History and People of Clark Mountain, Orange County, Virginia written by Patricia J. Hurst and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time period covered is from the eighteenth to just before the mid- twentieth century.

Southside Virginia Families

Author : John Bennett Boddie
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 080630040X
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Southside Virginia Families written by John Bennett Boddie and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1966 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of the set (see Item 531) covers more families from the early counties of Virginia's Lower Tidewater and Southside regions. With an index in excess of 10,000 names.

The Mayflower and Her Passengers

Author : Caleb H. Johnson
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1462822371
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (628 download)

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Download or read book The Mayflower and Her Passengers written by Caleb H. Johnson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Mayflower embarked on her famous voyage to America in 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers. To most, they are simply known as “the Pilgrims.” Perhaps the name of Governor William Bradford, Elder William Brewster, or Captain Myles Standish are vaguely familiar; but the vast majority of the Mayflower passengers have remained anonymous and nameless. In The Mayflower and Her Passengers, I have attempted to resurrect the unique individuality of each passenger by providing short biographies for each person or family group. Also included is a groundbreaking new biography of the Mayflower ship itself.

Dear Brother

Author : William Clark
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300090102
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dear Brother written by William Clark and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are letters concerning the establishing of the Corps of Discovery's first winter camp in December 1803, preparations for setting out into the country west of Fort Mandan in 1805, and Clark's fossil dig at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, in 1807. There are also letters about Lewis's disturbed final days that shed light on whether he committed suicide or was murdered.