"Chronicles of Border Warfare" by Alexander Scott Withers is a recount of early America, specifically the white settlers establishing themselves in North-Western Virginia. The book remembers the past through stories and historical context, focusing on conflicts between the new settlers and Native Americans. The author retells important happenings so that local history is remembered accurately, while acknowledging potential biases in those accounts. It is suggested that the book sheds light on a forgotten time in American history, rich with tales of bravery, struggle, and cultural clashes that shaped the region.

Chronicles of border warfare : $b or, A history of the settlement by the whites, of north-western Virginia, and of the Indian wars and massacres, in that section of the state
By Alexander Scott Withers
Witness the clashes between settlers and Native Americans as they fight for control of North-Western Virginia in this gripping historical narrative.
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2009-06-26
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About the AuthorAlexander Scott Withers was a Virginia slave owner, lawyer, planter, magistrate, teacher and delegate to the First Wheeling Convention (1861) establishing the state of West Virginia. He is the author of Chronicles of Border Warfare (1831), a history of the early white settlement of western Virginia and consequent conflicts with American Indians. He sold two of the children he fathered with a slave to slave traders further South.
Alexander Scott Withers was a Virginia slave owner, lawyer, planter, magistrate, teacher and delegate to the First Wheeling Convention (1861) establishing the state of West Virginia. He is the author of Chronicles of Border Warfare (1831), a history of the early white settlement of western Virginia and consequent conflicts with American Indians. He sold two of the children he fathered with a slave to slave traders further South.
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