Contributions

  • G. G. White (Illustrator) - Contributor

Publication

2007-07-25 - Kessinger Publishing, LLC

Language

English

Word Count

78,500 words, Guess

Page Count

314 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100548195188
  • ISBN-139780548195185
  • Goodreads5939886
  • Open LibraryOL10521813M

Description

Lewis Wetzel (1763-1808) was known throughout the frontier area during his own lifetime as one of the most famous and feared Indian-fighters in the Ohio River valley. He grew up not far from what later became Wheeling, WV, and was very frequently in action against Indians as a teenager during the Revolutionary War and for years afterward. Simon Kenton (1755-1836) was located further down the Ohio in Kentucky, and was famous for the same reason. However, they are normally portrayed quite differently. Kenton warmly supported settlers in Kentucky and often took the lead against Indian warriors who attacked them. He distinguished between combatants and non-combatants, and between friendly and hostile Indians. Wetzel seems to have had a ruthless and undiscriminating hostility toward all Indians.

Subjects

People

Captain Samuel BradyGeneral Simon KentonGovernor Isaac ShelbyGeneral Benjamin LoganLewis Wetzel (1763-1808)

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