The Conquest of the Old Southwest; the romantic story of the early pioneers into Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Kentucky, 1740-1790
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THE CONQUEST OF THE OLD SOUTHWEST:
THE ROMANTIC STORY OF THE EARLY PIONEERS INTO VIRGINIA, THE CAROLINAS, TENNESSEE, AND KENTUCKY 1740-1790
BY
BY
ARCHIBALD HENDERSON, Ph.D., D.C.L.
TO THE HISTORIAN OF OLD WEST AND NEW WEST FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER WITH ADMIRATION AND REGARD
INTRODUCTION
TO THE HISTORIAN OF OLD WEST AND NEW WEST FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER WITH ADMIRATION AND REGARD
INTRODUCTION
CONTENTS
THE CONQUEST OF THE OLD SOUTHWEST
CHAPTER I. The Migration of the Peoples
CHAPTER II. The Cradle of Westward Expansion
CHAPTER III. The Back Country and the Border
CHAPTER IV. The Indian War
CHAPTER V. In Defense of Civilization
CHAPTER VI. Crushing the Cherokees
CHAPTER VII. The Land Companies
CHAPTER VIII. The Long Hunters in the Twilight Zone
CHAPTER IX. Daniel Boone and Wilderness Exploration
CHAPTER X. Daniel Boone in Kentucky
CHAPTER XI. The Regulators
CHAPTER XII. Watauga—Haven of Liberty
CHAPTER XIII. Opening the Gateway—Dunmore's War
CHAPTER XIV. Richard Henderson and the Transylvania Company
CHAPTER XV. Transylvania—A wilderness Commonwealth
CHAPTER XVI. The Repulse of the Red Men
CHAPTER XVII. The Colonization of the Cumberland
CHAPTER XVIII. King's Mountain
CHAPTER XIX. The State of Franklin
CHAPTER XX. The Lure of Spain—The Haven of Statehood
CHAPTER II. The Cradle of Westward Expansion
CHAPTER III. The Back Country and the Border
CHAPTER IV. The Indian War
CHAPTER V. In Defense of Civilization
CHAPTER VI. Crushing the Cherokees
CHAPTER VII. The Land Companies
CHAPTER VIII. The Long Hunters in the Twilight Zone
CHAPTER IX. Daniel Boone and Wilderness Exploration
CHAPTER X. Daniel Boone in Kentucky
CHAPTER XI. The Regulators
CHAPTER XII. Watauga—Haven of Liberty
CHAPTER XIII. Opening the Gateway—Dunmore's War
CHAPTER XIV. Richard Henderson and the Transylvania Company
CHAPTER XV. Transylvania—A wilderness Commonwealth
CHAPTER XVI. The Repulse of the Red Men
CHAPTER XVII. The Colonization of the Cumberland
CHAPTER XVIII. King's Mountain
CHAPTER XIX. The State of Franklin
CHAPTER XX. The Lure of Spain—The Haven of Statehood
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