The Shenandoah
In 1945, West Virginia author Julia Davis penned The Shenandoah as part of the Rivers of America Series, a landmark collection of books written by literary figures over a period of thirty years. In this classic reprint, now with an introduction by Christopher Camuto, Davis tells the history of the Shenandoah Valley and River, drawing on her own research and the experiences of ancestors who settled and lived in the area. Her book provides a poetic vision of both the river and the valley, preserving a fragment of America’s landscape.
1. Introduction
2. Christopher Camuto
3. Map
4. George Annand
5. Part 1: Promise 6. Song
7. The Unrecorded Past
8. Exploration
9. Settlement
10. Pioneers
11. Washington
12. Massacres
13. Fort Loudoun
14. Revolution
15. Expansion
16. Inventions
17. Part II: Holocaust 18. The Fateful Lightning
19. The Swift Sword
20. Marching On
21. The Invaded
22. Valley Campaign I
23. Valley Campaign II
24. Valley Campaign III
25. The Long Year
26. The Burning
27. The Starving Crows
28. Part II: The Recovery 29. The Hero
30. The Fait
31. Fool’s Gold and True Gold
32. Past Into Present
33. Valley Tour I
34. Valley Tour II
35. Valley Tour III
36. Epilogue
•Postscript
•Acknowledgments
•Bibliography
•About the Author
2. Christopher Camuto
3. Map
4. George Annand
5. Part 1: Promise 6. Song
7. The Unrecorded Past
8. Exploration
9. Settlement
10. Pioneers
11. Washington
12. Massacres
13. Fort Loudoun
14. Revolution
15. Expansion
16. Inventions
17. Part II: Holocaust 18. The Fateful Lightning
19. The Swift Sword
20. Marching On
21. The Invaded
22. Valley Campaign I
23. Valley Campaign II
24. Valley Campaign III
25. The Long Year
26. The Burning
27. The Starving Crows
28. Part II: The Recovery 29. The Hero
30. The Fait
31. Fool’s Gold and True Gold
32. Past Into Present
33. Valley Tour I
34. Valley Tour II
35. Valley Tour III
36. Epilogue
•Postscript
•Acknowledgments
•Bibliography
•About the Author
