A History of KentuckyAmerican book Company, 1896 - 288 páginas |
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... Indians ; but modern scientists have con- cluded that the Mound Builders were simply the ancestors of the present Indians . At the time when Kentucky was visited by the first pioneers , it was not the home of Indians , as were many of ...
... Indians ; but modern scientists have con- cluded that the Mound Builders were simply the ancestors of the present Indians . At the time when Kentucky was visited by the first pioneers , it was not the home of Indians , as were many of ...
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... Indian warriors . From the fierce encounter of Indians with Indians , and Indians with pio- neers , it came about that the State was called " The Dark and Bloody Ground . " Indian Warriors Courage of That courage which was a necessity ...
... Indian warriors . From the fierce encounter of Indians with Indians , and Indians with pio- neers , it came about that the State was called " The Dark and Bloody Ground . " Indian Warriors Courage of That courage which was a necessity ...
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... Indians . After seven days they succeeded in woods es- making their cape , and returned to their camp , to find it deserted , no trace being left of their former com- panions . Boone and Stewart were soon joined by Squire Boone , a ...
... Indians . After seven days they succeeded in woods es- making their cape , and returned to their camp , to find it deserted , no trace being left of their former com- panions . Boone and Stewart were soon joined by Squire Boone , a ...
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... Indians laid claim to the country . In the year 1768 , the English gov- ernment purchased from the tribes of Indians called the Six Nations the title to all the lands lying between the Ohio and Tennessee rivers . This treaty was held at ...
... Indians laid claim to the country . In the year 1768 , the English gov- ernment purchased from the tribes of Indians called the Six Nations the title to all the lands lying between the Ohio and Tennessee rivers . This treaty was held at ...
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... Indians had become so hostile to the settlement of Kentucky that it was danger- ous for any white man to remain there . They were now gathering under their great chief , Cornstalk , for the blood- iest conflict that ever occurred ...
... Indians had become so hostile to the settlement of Kentucky that it was danger- ous for any white man to remain there . They were now gathering under their great chief , Cornstalk , for the blood- iest conflict that ever occurred ...
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