West from Shenandoah : a Scotch-Irish family fights for America, 1729-1781 : a journal of discovery /

West from Shenandoah : a Scotch-Irish family fights for America, 1729-1781 : a journal of discovery /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Lewis, Thomas A., 1942-
Imprint:	Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2004.
Description:	x, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Lewis family. Lewis family. Scots-Irish -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Biography. Pioneers -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Biography. Frontier and pioneer life -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) Scots-Irish -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century. Indians of North America -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History. Culture conflict -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century. Land settlement -- Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- 18th century. Culture conflict. Frontier and pioneer life. Indians of North America. Land settlement. Pioneers. Race relations. Scots-Irish. Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History. Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Race relations. United States -- Shenandoah River Valley. Biography. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5060940

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ISBN:	0471315788 (acid-free paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-249) and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
List of Maps
Introduction
Part 1. The Scotch-Irish
Chapter 1. East Wind Rising, 1729
Chapter 2. Finding America, 1730-1732
Journal Coming to Shenandoah
Part 2. The First People
Chapter 3. Finding Jasper, 10,000 B.P.
Chapter 4. Leaving Shenandoah, 1400-1732
Journal The Thunderbird Site
Part 3. The Land
Chapter 5. Building Shenandoah, 1732-1739
Chapter 6. The Land Grabbers, 1739-1753
Journal Leisure Point
Part 4. The Wars
Chapter 7. The French War, 1754-1758
Chapter 8. The Indian Wars, 1759-1774
Chapter 9. The English War, 1774-1781
Journal The Legacy
Bibliography
Index