A way through the wilderness : the Natchez Trace and the civilization of the southern frontier

by William C. Davis

Hardcover, 1995

DDC/MDS

976.2/04

Publication

New York : Harpercollins, 1995.

Description

The Natchez Trace ran from Nashvile to Natchez, Mississippi and was the favorite route of settlers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and is filled with stories of frontiersman like Davey Crockett, Andrew Jackson, and Mike Fink.

Status

Available

Call number

976.2/04

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LibraryThing member ksmyth
A great story of the first road to the the Missippi River, from Nashville to Natchez. Davis does a great job of painting a picture of frontier culture, and the role the Natchez trace played in that culture. He also illustrates some of the great frontier personalities of the early years of the
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Physical description

xi, 382 p.; 25 cm

ISBN

0060169214 / 9780060169213
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