More than any other colony; Virginia looked to the west for its future. After the French and Indian War; the Royal Proclamation of 1754 declared that officers and soldiers would be paid with parcels of western land; vaguely extending about eighty miles in all directions from Lexington. By 1768 most of the area had been explored by the Long Hunters; including Daniel and Squire Boone; James Knox; Hasker Mansker; and the Skagg Brothers. These brave; enterprising men battled both with nature and with the Indians; bringing their families to settle this rough frontier. Virginia's Western War traces the little-known period of colonial history.
#282942 in Books 2015-06-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x 1.00 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 080933416X332 pages
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