The Conquest of the Old Southwest; The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers Into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790

The Conquest of the Old Southwest; The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers Into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790

Author: Henderson Archibald

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2016-06-21

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 9781318743544

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The Conquest of the Old Southwest: The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers Into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky 1740 1790 (Classic R

The Conquest of the Old Southwest: The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers Into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky 1740 1790 (Classic R

Author: Archibald Henderson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2019-01-20

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 9780365251910

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Excerpt from The Conquest of the Old Southwest: The Romantic Story of the Early Pioneers Into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky 1740 1790 The Indian path and the trader's trace and the pioneers upon the westward march, follow ing the line of least resistance, cut out their roads along these very routes. It is not too much to say that had it not been for the trader - brave, hardy, and adventurous however often crafty, unscrupulous, and immoral - the expansionist movement upon the American continent would have been greatly retarded. So scattered and ramified were the enter prises and expeditions of the traders with the Indians that the frontier which they established was at best both shifting and unstable. Fol lowing far in the wake of these advance agents of the civilization which they so often dis graced, came the cattle-herder or rancher, who took advantage of the extensive pastures and ranges along the uplands and f oot-hills to raise immense herds of cattle Thus was formed what might be called a rancher's frontier, thrust out in advance of the ordinary farming settlements and serving as the first serious bar rier against the Indian invasion. The west. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


The Conquest of the Old Southwest

The Conquest of the Old Southwest

Author: Archibald Henderson

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13:

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The romantic and thrilling story of the southward and westward migration of successive waves of transplanted European peoples throughout the entire course of the eighteenth century is the history of the growth and evolution of American democracy. Upon the American continent was wrough out, through almost superhuman daring, incredible hardship, and surpassing endurance, the formation of a new society. The European rudely confronted with the pitiless conditions of the wilderness soon ddiscovered that his maintenance, indeed his existence, was conditioned upon his individual efficiency and his resourcefulness in adapting himself to his environment. The very history of the human race, from the age of primitive man to the modern era of enlightened civilization, is traversed in the Old Southwest throughout the course of half a century.


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Author: North Carolina. State Dept. of Archives and History

Publisher:

Published: 1921

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13:

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Eastern Cougar

Eastern Cougar

Author: Chris Bolgiano

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 2005-07-27

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0811740404

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The first book to cover the history and current status of the mysterious big cat.


The Southern Highlander and His Homeland

The Southern Highlander and His Homeland

Author: John C. Campbell

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

Published: 2004-02-01

Total Pages: 508

ISBN-13: 9780813190785

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" In 1908 John C. Campbell was commissioned by the Russell Sage Foundation to conduct a survey of conditions in Appalachia and the aid work being done in these areas to create "the central repository of data concerning conditions in the mountains to which workers in the field might turn." Originally published in 1921, The Southern Highlander and His Homeland details Campbell's experiences and findings during his travels in the region, observing unique aspects of mountain communities such as their religion, family life, and forms of entertainment. Campbell's landmark work paved the way for folk schools, agricultural cooperatives, handicraft guilds, the frontier nursing service, better roads, and a sense of pride in mountain life -- the very roots of Appalachian preservation.