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A way through the wilderness

the Natchez Trace and the civilization of the southern frontier

by William C. Davis

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The Natchez Trace ran from Nashvile to Natchez, Mississippi and was the favorite route of settlers in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and is filled with stories of frontiersman like Davey Crockett, Andrew Jackson, and Mike Fink.

CivilizationHistoryNatchez traceSouthwest, old
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