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 ...
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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 re-created 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. 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 Eckert's hands, reveals most profoundly the grandeur of the American Indian. No less important, 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.
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Good + No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 626 pages. Tales of the frontiersmen in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia in the late 1700's. Green boards are scuffed with edgewear, spine has darkened. Pages are clean, text unmarked, binding is tight.
This very well written, exciting historical book is based on scrupulous research and extensive documentation by the arthur. Fascinating and informative from start to finish. Echert is clearly an expert in this subject and each and every character actually lived and acted as discribed in this wonderful book.
Jerry H
Nov 14, 2013
Great Read
Any student of American History will find Eckert's writing enjoyable. His style is similar to Jeff Shara. The tale is engaging right from the start and is hard to put down. I am so thankful that I have discovered this writer.
Linda Leanne M
Jul 22, 2010
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This book was in very good condition and quick shipping. Thank you !!!
Jansfamily4
May 25, 2010
What a great book
It is like living there in the time it happened. Great writing.
Clayton
May 13, 2010
Read the Book
Should be required reading in school systems. One of the best accounts of life on the early American frontier that has ever been written. Easy to read and very informative of little know American hero.