The Frontiersmen: A Narrative
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (893 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1452651167 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 430 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Great Tale of the Eastern Frontier" according to Matthew S. Schweitzer. I love this book! Eckert's classic tale of Simon Kenton and settlement of the Ohio Valley is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the United States. This book was recommended to me after reading Eckert's "Dark and Bloody River". It is exciting, highly engaging, and historically detailed. The notes at the end of the book are a novel by themselves. The story of Kenton, Boone, and the . R. J. Marsella said More Fictional Than I Expected - Still A Valuable Work On The Ohio/Kentucky Frontier. This is a difficult review to write because I have such mixed feelings about this book. It is a thrilling narrative of life on the early frontier along the Ohio River and incorporates some prodigious research into a slice of early American history that I was fascinated by. I recently spent some time in the Lexington and Cincinnati area and that visit drew me to this book even though it had been on. Quietman said History for the young. This is just wonderful history told in a manner that captures the reader. I read the book when it first came out years ago.and loved it I wrote a review then. I had occasion recently to recommend a hood history book and I picked this one. In doing so I decided to re read it and just finished. It was even better the second time. The real Simon Kenton was a real larger than life person including Tec
"Historian-novelist Eckert has fashioned an epic narrative history of the struggle for dominance of the Ohio River Valley that makes compelling listening." ---Publishers Weekly
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. Against the background of such names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone, Arthur St. These frontiersmen are the subjects of Allan W. By his eighteenth birthday, Kenton had already won frontier renown as woodsman, fighter, and scout. 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