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Indian Atrocities; Narratives Of The Perils And Suffrings Of Dr. Knight And John Slover, Among The Indians, During The Revolutionary War

Indian Atrocities; Narratives Of The Perils And Suffrings Of Dr. Knight And John Slover, Among The Indians, During The Revolutionary War

John Slover

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Alpha Editions
Año de edición:
2021
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9789354504310
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The Ohio Country was burning. In the American frontier 1770s, the Revolutionary War did not stop at the seaboard; it spilled into cabins, trails, and sudden violence. Indian Atrocities gathers stark, first-hand narratives from Dr. Knight and John Slover, preserved as a complete captivity narrative and an escape and survival story shaped by frontier indian raids and the hard logic of colonial frontier warfare.Part revolutionary war memoir and part american captivity narrative, these accounts speak with the urgency of lived experience: capture, forced marches, uncertainty, endurance, and the desperate calculations required to make it home. Read today, they illuminate the 18th century Ohio country in the Daniel Boone era history, where allegiances shifted and survival often depended on speed, stamina, and nerve. For readers drawn to early American history study, it stands as a primary source for students and a compelling window into how ordinary people recorded extraordinary peril, making it an unabridged eyewitness account with enduring historical weight.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.

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