by Alexander Withers. A History of the Settlement by the Whites of Northwestern Virginia and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that Section of the State.  Softbound, 319 pages, 5" x 8". First printed in 1831, this is a treasure trove of descriptions of small events from the perspective of the settlers of the border region beyond the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains. It focuses mainly on the last half of the 1700