In the early eighteenth century what was west of the Appalachians was unknown.This area was dangerous and many who had ventured there alone had never returned.But slowly over the course of this century settlers continued to push further west until regions such as West Virginia were populated with more and more adventurous young men and women.The settlement of these lands did not occur without difficulties and colonizers frequently came into conflict with the local Native American populations.Wills De Hass’s remarkable book History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia is a fascinating history of how the lands of the west were first settled by white emigrants in the eighteenth century and how these settlers came into frequent strife with the Native American tribes who had previously lived there.Beginning with Columbus’ discovery of this great continent Wills De Hass charts the colonization of this expansive land.He records with brilliant detail the early encounters that Europeans had with the men and women that they found already living across the region and explains how various nations from across the Atlantic made their first tentative footholds on this newly discovered land.De Hass records how settlers were not only conflict with Native Americans but also with each other as this region descended into war, firstly during the French and Indian War and shortly afterwards during the American War of Independence.Particularly fascinating throughout the book are the biographical sketches of various well-known frontiersmen who were particularly influential in the Ohio Valley and northwestern Virginia.This book is a perfect for anyone interested in the early settlement of western regions prior to 1795 and how this area was frequently in conflict as settlers attempted to assert their rights against the wishes of the Native American populations.Wills de Hass was a lecturer and writer on archaeological and historical subjects. His book History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia was first published in 1851 and De Hass passed away 1910.
✔ Author(s): Wills De Hass
✔ Title: History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of West Virginia
✔ Rating : 4.2 out of 5 base on (465 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1796273996
✔ ISBN-13: 9781796273991
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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