Western Virginia was a remote and hostile part of the American colonies. It was a region little disturbed by European settlers until a Royal Proclamation in 1754 rewarded veteran soldiers with land in return for their role in the French and Indian War. From then on the history of the region was characterised by settlers battling nature and Indian attacks. Virginia's Western War examines the trials and tribulations of the settlers and looks at how the settlers coped with the national crisis of the 1770s and the war with Great Britain. It focuses on the impact the war had on the frontier regions of remote America and shows, to a surprising degree, how individuals in such areas reacted to the Revolution and adapted to the shifting fortunes of war. Written by experts, and drawing on important primary material, this book reveals a little-known period of colonial history.
Author Biography
Neal O. Hammon and Richard Taylor are experts on the American Revolution and are the authors of a number of studies on the subject.
