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Excerpt from Third Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia, 1910-1911An Introduction to the Records of the Virginia Company of Lon don, lwith Bibliographical List of Extant 'documents - Susan Myra Kingsbury.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Fo...

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About the Book Books about the History of Native Americans begin with the migration and settlement of the Paleo-Indians in North America, and their development over time. In Central America the Aztec and Mayan Empires were conquered in 1521 by Spanish conquistadores led by Hernán Cortés. Meanwhile, the South American Norte Chico civilization in Peru was conquered by Portuguese and Spanish colonizers. Titles include: Pioneering the West, 1846 t...

Excerpt from Life and Times of Anne Bailey: The Pioneer Heroine of the Great Kanawha ValleyIs it possible at this late date to save from oblivion the Pioneer History of West Virginia? What shall the answer to this question be? That much of that history is now lost - gone with those who were the principal actors in the drama - is certain, but that very much yet remains and with proper effort, may be preserved from the ruthless hand of oblivion,...

Excerpt from The Story of the Louisiana Purchase It contains a succinct account of the principal events in the annals of the region known to American history for a hundred years as the Louisiana Purchase, and it is fit ting that these should come vividly to the minds of the people of the United States in this its centennial year. This purchase more than doubled the area of our country at that time, and made possible the later extension of our...

Details the battle at Point Pleasant, (West) Virginia (the chief event of Lord Dunmore's War), fought between white settlers and Native Americans on Oct. 10, 1774.

This book was excerpted from the Third Biennial Report of the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia, published in 1911. The author, Mr. Lewis, was the State Historian and Archivist for the State of West Virginia, and, thus, the individual responsible for the compilation and submission of the aforementioned report. This work provides one of the most comprehensive listings of soldiers in Western Virginia serving in the...

This work details the Battle of Point Pleasant, also known as the Battle of Kanawha, the only major battle of Lord Dunmore's War, which was fought on October 10th, 1774. The warring parties consisted, primarily, of the Virginia Militia and members of the Shawnee and Mingo American Indian tribes. Includes the only known rolls, or rosters, of companies which participated in the battle of Point Pleasant, or which arrived on the field that evening...

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Excerpt from History of West Virginia, Vol. 1 of 2: In Two Parts In the year 1001 the actual discovery of the con tinent was made by Leif Erickson, who sailed west from Greenland and landed on the coast of America in 41° 15' north latitude. It was the spring of the year, and from the luxuriant vegetation that every where adorned the coast, the Northmen named it Vinland - the land of vines. These adventurers on the deep continued to frequent t...

Excerpt from West Virginia: Its History, Natural Resources, Industrial Enterprises and InstitutionsTwelve Pole River 27 Big Sandy River 27 Observations on West Virginia Rivers 28 historical outline OF the state 29 First White Men in West Virginia 29 First Permanent Settlement of the State 31 Fairfax Land Grant 32 Gist's Explorations in West Virginia 33 Settlements West of the Mountains 34 Blennerhassett's Island and its Associations 36 formati...

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This is the most comprehensive compilation of West Virginia soldiers in the Revolution and other wars, containing rosters and, in many cases, service records of thousands of soldiers, with narratives on the various wars. The rosters and rolls, here collected for the first time, are drawn from both published and unpublished sources, the original records being in many cases in the Department of Archives and History of the State of West Virginia.