LEGENDS OF THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE, AND OF THE EARLIER SETTLEMENTS IN THE WEST
1855 · Louisville
by Smith, T. Marshall
Louisville, 1855. 397pp. Original brown blindstamped cloth, spine gilt. Cloth faded and stained. Light scattered foxing. Good. "Tales of pioneer life in North Carolina, and the west, particularly in Kentucky, and of adventures with Tories, border ruffians, and Indian allies of the British. Gives accounts of Indian captivities, and of the lives of several Indian fighters. The author claims that his narrative is based on memoranda taken down by him from old soldiers, and pioneers, and their wives...." - Sabin. HOWES S678. SABIN 84406. (Inventory #: WRCAM9932)