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1	That Dark and Bloody River more books like this by Allan W Eckert add to wishlist Along the course of the great Ohio River, a new nation is taking root. They came in wagons and on rafts, singly and by the score. Restless, adventurous, enterprising--all seeking a foothold on the future. This is the chronicle of settlers, speculators, soldiers, missionaries, fugitives, and pioneers who settled the West. see all copies from $4.49! new only from $12.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Frontiersmen: A Narrative more books like this by Allan W Eckert add to wishlist Against the background of such names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone. Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, Simon Girty, and William Henry Harrison, Eckert has recreated the life of one of America's most outstanding heroes, Simon Kenton. Kenton's role in opening the Northwest Territory to settlement more than rivaled that of his friend Daniel ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Last Trail more books like this by Zane Grey add to wishlist When a woman is kidnapped, two bordermen, one of whom loves her, track a band of renegade Indians deep into the wild frontier, vowing that this will be their last mission. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Spirit of the Border more books like this by Zane Grey add to wishlist When a psychopath tries to incite an Indian war near Fort Henry, it is up to Lewis Wetzel to settle things down, even if it means he has to rustle up his own kind of justice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.35! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilledthe Promise of Democracy more books like this by Andro Linklater add to wishlist Linklater's fascinating, provocative and eye-opening story of why America has ended up with its unique system of weights and measures, is explained in this volume that also shows how it has shaped the culture and country. 30 illustrations. 5 maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The winning of the West more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt, IV add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER VI BOONE AND THE LONG HUNTERS; AND THEIR HUNTING In No-man's-land 1769-1774 '"THE American backwoodsmen had surged up, 1 wave upon wave, till their mass ... see all copies from $3.50! new only from $10.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Dance on the Wind: The Plainsmen more books like this by Terry C Johnston add to wishlist The world of an early 19th century Kentucky farm proves to be too small a place for a boy with a vision. His wanderlust takes him to the Ohio River and into the fierce business world of old St. Louis, where he meets a veteran trapper. Filled with the trapper's stories, he plans to set out to experience the wilderness lore firsthand. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.68! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Wind Walker more books like this by Terry C Johnston add to wishlist Titus Bass fights against the forces of civilization that are encroaching upon him and his family in their home in the Rocky Mountains. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.49! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Ohio more books like this by Richard Elwell Banta add to wishlist Originally part of the "Rivers of America" series, this text traces the Ohio river from its headwaters in Pittsburgh to the point it empties into the Mississippi, nearly a thousand miles and five states later. As the story follows the river, the history of the regions is revealed. see all copies from $4.78! new only from $25.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Frontiersmen more books like this by Allan W Eckert add to wishlist Against the background of such names as George Rogers Clark, Daniel Boone. Arthur St. Clair, Anthony Wayne, Simon Girty, and William Henry Harrison, Eckert has recreated the life of one of America's most outstanding heroes, Simon Kenton. Kenton's role in opening the Northwest Territory to settlement more than rivaled that of his friend Daniel ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $18.51! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	American Leviathan: Empire, Nation, and Revolutionary Frontier more books like this by Patrick Griffin add to wishlist The war that raged along America's frontier during the period of the American Revolution was longer, bloodier, and arguably more revolutionary than what transpired on the Atlantic coast. Between 1763 and 1795 westerners not only participated in a War of Independence but engaged in a revolution that ushered in fundamental changes in social ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.36! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Wildflowers of Tennessee: And the Ohio/Mississippi Valleys more books like this by David Duhl, Thomas Hemmerly, Tavia Cathcart add to wishlist The distinctive ecosystems featured in this guide cover a variety of plant communities populated by a vast array of wildflowers. Aimed at both novice and experienced nature lovers, this guide depicts over 700 photographed primary wildflower species and discusses over 1280 species in total. see all copies from $13.48! new only from $17.54! \| SVS
13 view cover	A Rebel war clerk's diary at the Confederate States capital more books like this by J B Jones add to wishlist Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: fested surprise at his captivity, and says that he is no enemy; being, I believe, Southern born. I learn it is the purpose of the governor to release him. And this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| first editions
14 view cover	Shantyboat: A River Way of Life more books like this by Harlan Hubbard add to wishlist see all copies from $10.00! new only from $31.23! \| first editions
15 view cover	Flowering of the Cumberland more books like this by Harriette Louisa Simpson Arnow add to wishlist 'A comprehensive narrative of an American frontier microcosm. [Arnow] casts much of her narrative in what is essentially the form of good local history, but her concepts of the human factors of the people of the Cumberland are the universal ones of American history itself' - "New York Times Book Review". 'Perhaps the most intimate picture we have ... see all copies from $4.26! new only from $45.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
16	Wilderness Plots: Tales about the Settlement of the American Land more books like this by Scott R Sanders add to wishlist see all copies from $10.54! first editions
17 view cover	Western Rivermen, 1763-1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse more books like this by Michael Allen add to wishlist see all copies from $3.02! new only from $22.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Life on the Ohio more books like this by James Coomer, Captain James Coomer add to wishlist When young James Coomer was offered a job as deckhand on the tugboat Pat Murphy at a dollar an hour, he took his first smell of diesel fuel and knew he was hooked. Life on the Ohio puts the reader in the pilot's seat as Coomer wrestles with runaway barges, navigates through ice and fog, pacifies angry crew members, and contends with the loneliness ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The Keelboat Age on Western Waters more books like this by Leland D Baldwin add to wishlist This book tells the story of river boating in the west before the invention of the steamboat. Recreates life on the keelboats and flatboats that ran the Ohio, Mississippi, and other rivers from revolutionary days until about 1820. see all copies from $2.54! new only from $18.40! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Danger Along the Ohio more books like this by Patricia Willis add to wishlist The adventures of three children who become separated from their father while traveling down the Ohio River in 1793. Hoping to be reunited with their dad, the children continue their dangerous journey towards the Marietta Settlement on their own. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.24! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Duel in the Wilderness more books like this by Karin C. Farley add to wishlist Based on George Washington's own journal, Duel in the wilderness tells the true story of his journey in 1753-1754 into the Ohio country. see all copies from $2.20! new only from $31.50!
22 view cover	The Outlaws of Cave-In-Rock more books like this by Otto A. Rothert add to wishlist Exceptionally rare and valued by book collectors, Otto A. Rothert's riveting saga of the outlaws and scoundrels of Cave-in-Rock chronicles the adventures of an audacious cast of river pirates and highwaymen who operated in and around the famous Ohio River cavern from 1795 through 1820 (adventures featured in Disney's "Davy Crockett "and the film ... see all copies from $7.15! new only from $11.77! \| first editions
23 view cover	A Study of the Local Literature of the Upper Ohio Valley: With Especial Reference to the Early Pioneer and Indian Tales, 1820-1840 more books like this by Mary Meek Atkeson add to wishlist see all copies from $12.38! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
24 view cover	Shantyboat Journal more books like this by Harlan Hubbard, Don Wallis (Editor) add to wishlist Harlan and Anna Hubbard, newly married in middle age, build the boat of their dreams and drift down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Harlan is an artist and a writer with a poet's eye for the beauty of the world. Anna is a musician and an elegant master of the arts of graceful living. For seven years (1944-1951) the Hubbards make their home on ... see all copies from $18.85! new only from $18.85! \| first editions
25 view cover	"Deaf Maggie Lee Sayre": Photographs of a River Life more books like this by Maggie Lee Sayre, Tom Rankin (Editor) add to wishlist Maggie Lee Sayre was born deaf near Paducah, Kentucky, in 1920. She lived 51 years of her life on a river houseboat as her family made a living fishing throughout Kentucky and Tennessee. This collection of her photos, accompanied by descriptive captions from Sayre, reveals a traditional river culture that is rooted in subsistence living. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.19! \| first editions

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