That Dark and Bloody River: Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley

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They came on foot and by horseback in wagons and on rafts singly and by the score restless adventurous enterprising relentless seeking a foothold on the future. European immigrants and American colonists settlers and speculators soldiers and missionaries fugitives from justice and from despair - pioneers all in the great and inexorable westward expansion defined at its heart by the majestic flow of the Ohio River. This is their story a chronicle of monumental dimension of resounding drama and impact set during a pivotal era in our history: the birth and growth of a nation. Drawing on a wealth of research both scholarly and anecdotal - including letters diaries and journals of the era - Allan W. Eckert has delivered a landmark of historical authenticity unprecedented in scope and detail.