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The names conjure up a pantheon of American legend and history -- Boone, Crockett, Clark, Poe, Grant, Wilson, even Reagan. But the true history and identity of the fiercely independent Scotch-Irish immigrants who swarmed to the shores of colonial America in the early eighteenth century is long forgotten. Thirsting for land, religious freedom, and economic opportunity, they formed the vanguard in the first wave of the western expansion. In the process, they embraced and then forcefully enacted into history a new paradigm of human entitlement and personal freedom embodied in a new republic that would bestride the world. West from Shenandoah tells the powerful yet little-known story of these hardy settlers, pioneers, warriors, and mountaineers through the eyes and experiences of a single extraordinary family. This unconventional and very personal narrative follows John Lewis, his wife, Margaret Lynn, and their five children from a deadly encounter with their Ulster landlord, through their perilous escape across the Atlantic, and into a new life fraught with danger, opportunity, and startling new challenges. <p> Author Thomas Lewis looks beyond the legendary exploits and heroic tales o

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Author

Lewis, Thomas A., 1942-

Publisher

Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780471315780

Category

history

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Rating

4 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14