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Dark hills to westward : the saga of Jenny Wiley
- Title
- Dark hills to westward : the saga of Jenny Wiley / by Harry M. Caudill ; with an epilogue by Anne F. Caudill ; illustrated by Jim Marsh.
- Author
- Caudill, Harry M., 1922-1990.
- Publication
- Ashland, Ky. : Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PS3553.A9 D37 1994 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 221 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Saga of Jenny Wiley.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Fiction
- Biographical fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Romans.
- Note
- Spine title: The saga of Jenny Wiley.
- ISBN
- 0945084455
- 9780945084457
- LCCN
- 94019890
- OCLC
- ocm30703006
- 30703006
- SCSB-378590
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library