Life on the West Virginia frontier was a dailystruggle for survival. For Phebe Tucker Cunningham, that meant the loss of herfour children at the hands of the Wyandot tribe and being held captive forthree years until legendary renegades Simon Girty and Alexander McKee arrangedher freedom. Author Robe
A Woman of Courage on the West Virginia Frontier
โ Scribed by Thompson, Robert N
- Book ID
- 108067320
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 3 MB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781625840110
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โฆ Synopsis
Life on the West Virginia frontier was a dailystruggle for survival. For Phebe Tucker Cunningham, that meant the loss of herfour children at the hands of the Wyandot tribe and being held captive forthree years until legendary renegades Simon Girty and Alexander McKee arrangedher freedom. Author Robert Thompson recounts the harrowing story of thiscourageous woman, from her marriage at Pricketts Fort in 1780 to her return tothe shores of the Monongahela. Thompson describes in vivid detail earlycolonial life in the Alleghenies and the ways of the Wyandot, providinghistorical context for this unforgettable saga.
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