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Author: Hall, James, 1793-1868.
Title: The romance of western history : or, Sketches of history, life, and manners in the West /
Print source: The romance of western history : or, Sketches of history, life, and manners in the West / by James Hall.
Hall, James, 1793-1868.
Cincinnati: Applegate & Co., 1857.
Publication Info: Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library
2007-12-04
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Subject terms:
Mississippi River Valley--History--To 1803.
Ohio River Valley--History.
URL: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/t/text/text-idx?idno=31735054853332;view=toc;c=darltext

Contents
[Front Cover]
[Title Page]
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I. First Expolorers -- Discovery of the Mississippi -- French Missionaries -- [...]
Chapter II. Founding of St. Louis -- History of that Colony -- [...]
Chapter III. Settlements on the Ohio -- Early movement in Virginia -- [...]
Chapter IV. War of 1763 -- Peace of 1764 -- Settlements in [...]
Chapter V. M'Intosh's Expedition -- Fort Laurens -- Moravian towns -- Destruction of [...]
Chapter VI. Adventures of William Linn -- A model pioneer
Chapter VII. A frontier adventure -- The first fight of a [...]
Chapter VIII. Manners of the early settlers in Western Virginia -- [...]
Chapter IX. Early discoveries in Kentucky -- Its occupation by Indians -- [...]
Chapter X. Purchases from the Indians -- Treaty of Fort Stanwix -- [...]
Chapter XI. A proprietary government established -- First meeting of a [...]
Chapter XII. Organization of Counties -- Foreign Intrigues -- Attempts to form [...]
Chapter XIII. The Spanish and French Conspiracies -- Troubles in relation [...]
Chapter XIV. Burr's Conspiracy
Chapter XV. Character of the Pioneers -- Their Adventures -- Anecdote of [...]
Chapter XVI. Character of the Pioneers -- Their Mode of Living -- [...]
Chapter XVII. Character of the Pioneers -- The Scotch-Irish
Chapter XVIII. Character of the Pioneers -- Men of Education among [...]
Chapter XIX. Early Literature -- Imlay's Kentucky
Chapter XX. Early Literature
Chapter XXI. Foreign Influence over the Indians
Chapter XXII. Clarke's Expedition against the French settlements -- Capture of [...]
Chapter XXIII. Bowman's Expedition -- Clarke's in 1780 -- Battle of Blue [...]
Chapter XXIV. The War Belt, a Legend of North Bend
Chapter XXV. Causes of the failure of several of the [...]
Chapter XXVI. Indian hating -- Some of the sources of this [...]
Chapter XXVII. Character of the Pioneers -- Felons -- The Harpes --Meanson -- [...]
Chapter XXVIII. The Patriot's Grave
Appendix
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