Tag Archives: Allegheny Mountains

John Wayne, Colonel James Smith, and the Black Boys Rebellion

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

Allegheny Uprising, starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor, is an overlooked Revolutionary War movie.  I first watched the 1939 film as a kid on a local UHF station, but never quite realized how closely it tracked with the memoir of … Continue reading →

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“You are a fine fellow”: The April 24, 1777 Attack on Boonesborough

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes historian Daniel T. Davis.  1777. The conflict ignited at Lexington and Concord finally reached beyond the Allegheny Mountains as the British stepped up their raids on American settlements in Kentucky. With so many troops dedicated to … Continue reading →

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