Sketches of Intriguing People: and the Curious Events They Suffered While Living in the Wilderness of the Northwest Territory. Adults this erudite book tells the

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Sketches of Intriguing People: and the Curious Events They Suffered While Living in the Wilderness of the Northwest Territory. Adults this erudite book tells theIn 1787 the Northwest Territory was opened for settlement. It was as exciting a time as one could imagine, and volatile as well. With great anticipation, as well as extraordinary courage and resolve, citizens of the new United States ventured from the civilized communities established along the Atlantic, into the expansive wilderness lying beyond the Appalachians. These individuals were in possession of an indomitable spirit that had gotten them