For the Indians that used it, Athwominee was not only, and perhaps not primarily, an avenue to war, but was a means of communication, and above all, a route of commerce.  It simply was the thread that held the Indian civilization east of the Mississippi River together.  Later, it was the most significant route of emigration for settlers moving from the East to the interior of the continent.  The only trail of comparable historic significance in American is the Oregon Trail.

A collection of short stories about the Town of Appalachia, Virginia's founding and first fifty years.

A history of far Southwest Virginia, using a blend of factual data, new research, and oral tradition to tell the story of how we came to be who we are.

The story of the most successful and most dreaded of the Cherokee war leaders, and his assaults on the frontier.

Through a blend of new research and a thorough mining of historic documents, the story of the Southwest Virginia warfare is told as never before. The locations of thirty-seven of the forts used in these conflicts are newly documented, and the individual roles that they play are presented.


 

Daniel Boone, Dr. Thomas Walker and Claudius Crozet are all indelibly linked with the GREAT ROAD TO KENTUCKY.  New research has revealed much knowledge of the road's routes and the history of these men's contributions to it.  All this is presented for the first time within these pages.