A Company of Heroes is a nonfiction historical book written by Dale Van Every. Released in 1962, it is the second part of Every's Frontier People of America series and showcases the settling of Ohio, Kentucky, and Virginia during the Revolutionary War era (with most of the events taking place from 1775 to 1783).
Notable People Within[]
- Joseph Brant
- George Rogers Clark
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Publisher's summary[]
The year is 1775, and land-hungry settlers are trying to infiltrate the "back country", an unexplored region beyond the mountains extending west and south from New York into Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia. Control of this region was no less important than the better-known eastern campaigns of Washington and his generals in deciding the outcome of the Revolutionary War.
The British decided to recruit their ferocious Indian allies into dealing with the resistance of the settlers, encouraging them to wreak havoc. The Indians raided as they pleased, bringing horror with them, kidnapping, scalping, torturing, burning captives the settlers retaliated in kind, butchering even friendly Indians.
Two great leaders emerged from this bloody conflict; Joseph Brant, the brilliant, educated Indian, who hated Americans with cause, and the superb frontiersman George Rogers Clark. Every horrific detail of their skill, leadership and bravery is captured perfectly in this comprehensive edition.
Summary[]
Chapter I: The Choice[]
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Chapter II: The Frontier of 1775[]
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Chapter III: Brant[]
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