| Simon Girty pleading for Simon Kention's life |
This book, written in 1838, contains the true life stories of four of the greatest pioneers and frontiersmen
who ever lived and participated in the early settlement of the territory northwest of the Ohio River which
was opened for settlement by the Ordinance of 1787. In those days the old growth forest spread her canopy
over the land and in her shadows lurked dangers of every kind. Many unwary pioneers and settlers lost their
lives in wresting this land from the Indians who claimed it for their own and were willing to fight and die to
keep it.
The author, John McDonald not only knew these men personally, he also shared in many of the same
adventures right along with them. His first hand knowledge and experience of the events shows itself in his
writing. For every lover of history, this book is a treasure.
who ever lived and participated in the early settlement of the territory northwest of the Ohio River which
was opened for settlement by the Ordinance of 1787. In those days the old growth forest spread her canopy
over the land and in her shadows lurked dangers of every kind. Many unwary pioneers and settlers lost their
lives in wresting this land from the Indians who claimed it for their own and were willing to fight and die to
keep it.
The author, John McDonald not only knew these men personally, he also shared in many of the same
adventures right along with them. His first hand knowledge and experience of the events shows itself in his
writing. For every lover of history, this book is a treasure.
| Biographical Sketches $14.95 |
