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Life and Adventures of Lewis Wetzel, the Renowned Virginia Ranger and Scout
Robert Cornelius V. Meyers5
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Why is Lewis Wetzel considered by many to be on the level with Daniel Boone, among the greatest frontier heroes of the early border territory of West Virginia and Kentucky?
In 1883, famous author Robert Cornelius V. Meyers (1858-1917) published a much-lauded book on the famous frontiersman under the title " Life and Adventures of Lewis Wetzel, the Renowned Virginia Ranger and Scout."
Lewis Wetzel (February 24, 1752-1808) was a scout, frontiersman and Indian fighter. Raised in what is now the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, his exploits once hailed as similar to those of Daniel Boone.
In introducing his work, Meyers writes:
"In the preparation of this work, the author has had peculiar advantages. He has had access to a large collection of Miscellanies touching on early border times. He has had the opportunity of consulting rare authors on frontier life and warfare. He has derived considerable aid in the disposition of his materials, from former writers on various subjects connected with the life and manners of our early Western settlers. He has also enjoyed a large acquaintance among those who are directly or remotely the descendants of the Wetzel family, and especially among the descendants of those who lived at the time when the hero of this work lived, or at the places he frequented. He has, therefore, been enabled, in many cases, to verify the truth of incidents which he found in books by these oral traditions."
In 1883, famous author Robert Cornelius V. Meyers (1858-1917) published a much-lauded book on the famous frontiersman under the title " Life and Adventures of Lewis Wetzel, the Renowned Virginia Ranger and Scout."
Lewis Wetzel (February 24, 1752-1808) was a scout, frontiersman and Indian fighter. Raised in what is now the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, his exploits once hailed as similar to those of Daniel Boone.
In introducing his work, Meyers writes:
"In the preparation of this work, the author has had peculiar advantages. He has had access to a large collection of Miscellanies touching on early border times. He has had the opportunity of consulting rare authors on frontier life and warfare. He has derived considerable aid in the disposition of his materials, from former writers on various subjects connected with the life and manners of our early Western settlers. He has also enjoyed a large acquaintance among those who are directly or remotely the descendants of the Wetzel family, and especially among the descendants of those who lived at the time when the hero of this work lived, or at the places he frequented. He has, therefore, been enabled, in many cases, to verify the truth of incidents which he found in books by these oral traditions."