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Dark Hills to Westward The Saga of Jenny Wiley
by Caudill, Harry M. (1922-1990)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0945084455
- ISBN 13
- 9780945084457
- Seller
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About This Item
Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1994. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover_boards. Used - Near Fine/Near Fine. Jim Marsh. 6.25"x9.25". 218 pgs. Blue boards w/gilt lettering on spine. Jacket design by Jim Marsh. Book design by Flexisoft. Epilogue by Anne F. Caudill. Dedication. Editor's Preface by James M. Gifford. Intro by Caudill 1969. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped. Gift inscription first fly paper. "A fictionalized account of Jenny Wiley's captivity and escape based on her own narrative. Thomas and Jenny Wiley had pioneered land on Walker's Creek in Bland County, Virginia. On October 1, 1789, while Thomas was away, a small band of Indians, seeking revenge for a recent defeat at the hands of white settlers, attacked the Wiley cabin and killed and scalped Jenny's three older children and her brother. Jenny, seven months pregnant, was taken captive along with her baby son, Adam.
Then began a nightmare flight through the wilderness into the dark Kentucky hills to westward. Jenny's only hope for survival was to keep pace with her captors. Her captivity and escape nearly a year later are vividly recounted in this book." Goodreads 3.75.
Then began a nightmare flight through the wilderness into the dark Kentucky hills to westward. Jenny's only hope for survival was to keep pace with her captors. Her captivity and escape nearly a year later are vividly recounted in this book." Goodreads 3.75.
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- Blacks Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12798
- Title
- Dark Hills to Westward The Saga of Jenny Wiley
- Author
- Caudill, Harry M. (1922-1990)
- Illustrator
- Jim Marsh
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover_boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0945084455
- ISBN 13
- 9780945084457
- Publisher
- Jesse Stuart Foundation
- Place of Publication
- Ashland, KY
- Date Published
- 1994
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