Chronicles of border warfare: or, a history of the settlement by the whites, of northwestern Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state

by Alexander Scott Withers, Reuben Gold Thwaites

Where the Appalachians rise, the borderlands bled. In Alexander Scott Withers's classic account of northwestern Virginia, the past is not distant; it is urgent. Blood, grit, and hard choices. Chronicles of Border Warfare gathers the traditions, recollections, and local records of the settlement of the Virginia frontier and the violent contest that american indian frontier wars, frontier raids and massacres, and the daily strain of building homes along contested river valleys. Part frontier history reference book, part early American history narrative, it reads as pioneer chronicle nonfiction with the pace of lived experience and the weight of testimony. Withers traces how communities formed and endured in the 18th century Virginia backcountry, illuminating the wider story of colonial Appalachia borderlands history and the appalachian frontier West Virginia that would later become a region of its own. Long valued by historians, family researchers, and readers of the Daniel Boone frontier era, this work remains a vital West Virginia genealogy resource as well as a defining portrait of the settlement of Virginia frontier life. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Presented as a complete and unabridged edition, it belongs on the shelf of anyone drawn to American beginnings, border warfare, and the hard-won making of place.

Genres: Nonfiction, American History, War, Ebooks

472 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1980

Reviews

[Bill Jenkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great resource.

I've read parts of this over the years. It's great for looking up names of pioneers of North Western Virginia (1831); this is now West Virginia. The author is rather racist but then again, this was first published in 1831 and then repackaged and published again in 1895 and republished there after until the present.

I don't know what people think when they read history about the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The fact was that there were raids and killings of both whites and native Americans well past this point in time.