03148nam 2200637 450 991081157580332120200520144314.00-8131-2688-60-8131-4780-8(CKB)3710000000333786(EBL)1912472(SSID)ssj0001402890(PQKBManifestationID)12520329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402890(PQKBWorkID)11364545(PQKB)10257452(OCoLC)607459328(MdBmJHUP)muse43651(Au-PeEL)EBL1912472(CaPaEBR)ebr11005692(CaONFJC)MIL688639(OCoLC)899942309(MiAaPQ)EBC1912472(EXLCZ)99371000000033378620150131h20112004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRunning mad for Kentucky frontier travel accounts /edited by Ellen EslingerLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,2011.©20041 online resource (303 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-57357-3 0-8131-2313-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One. The Revolutionary Era; Chapter 1. William Calk, 1775; Chapter 2. Nicholas Cresswell, 1775; Chapter 3. James Nourse, 1775; Chapter 4. James Smith, 1783; Chapter 5. Peter Muhlenberg, 1784; Part Two. Postwar Expansion; Chapter 6. Samuel Shepard, 1787; Chapter 7. Mary Coburn Dewees, 1788; Chapter 8. John May, 1788; Chapter 9. Joel Watkins, 1789; Part Three. A New Era of Peace; Chapter 10. Moses Austin, 1796; Chapter 11. Francis Baily, 1796; Chapter 12. David Meade, 1796Chapter 13. Andrew Ellicott, 1796Notes; Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; ZThe crossing of America's first great divide -- the Appalachian Mountains -- has been a source of much fascination but has received little attention from modern historians. In the eighteenth century, the Wilderness Road and Ohio River routes into Kentucky presented daunting natural barriers and the threat of Indian attack. Running Mad for Kentucky brings this adventure to life. Primarily a collection of travel diaries, these day-to-day accounts illustrate the dangers thousands of Americans, adult and child, black and white, endured to establish roots in the wilderness. Ellen Eslinger's vivid aFrontier and pioneer lifeKentuckyPioneersKentuckyDiariesKentuckyHistoryTo 1792KentuckyDescription and travelFrontier and pioneer lifePioneers976.9/02Eslinger Ellen1956-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811575803321Running mad for Kentucky3971747UNINA