Death Visits Canaan
In Death Visits Canaan, we learn about the author's discovery of a solitary gravestone in Canaan Valley. This rough, hand-carved stone shows the initials of a nine-year old, and his date of death, December 5, 1880. That makes this gravestone the oldest dated object known to exist in Canaan Valley.

Through extensive research, Dr. Michael discovered the identity of this nine-year old and the basic details of his family's ill-fated adventure in the Canaan wilderness. Death Visits Canaan describes life on the Appalachian frontier and the numerous adventures that characterized the lives of thousands of enthusiastic boys who matured rapidly in the unforgiving mountains of West Virginia.

The best part of Dr. Michael's novel may be his descriptions of the mountains, forests, and wildlife awaiting those families who ventured into the great wilderness that existed as late as 1890. Extensive stands of prolific chestnut trees and gigantic black cherry trees provided an important food source to humans and wildlife, while ever-present black bears, mountain lions, and timber wolves presented daily challenges. We experience the countless obstacles facing early settlers, and ultimately we learn the details of one boy's untimely death, the first known to occur in Canaan Valley.
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Death Visits Canaan
In Death Visits Canaan, we learn about the author's discovery of a solitary gravestone in Canaan Valley. This rough, hand-carved stone shows the initials of a nine-year old, and his date of death, December 5, 1880. That makes this gravestone the oldest dated object known to exist in Canaan Valley.

Through extensive research, Dr. Michael discovered the identity of this nine-year old and the basic details of his family's ill-fated adventure in the Canaan wilderness. Death Visits Canaan describes life on the Appalachian frontier and the numerous adventures that characterized the lives of thousands of enthusiastic boys who matured rapidly in the unforgiving mountains of West Virginia.

The best part of Dr. Michael's novel may be his descriptions of the mountains, forests, and wildlife awaiting those families who ventured into the great wilderness that existed as late as 1890. Extensive stands of prolific chestnut trees and gigantic black cherry trees provided an important food source to humans and wildlife, while ever-present black bears, mountain lions, and timber wolves presented daily challenges. We experience the countless obstacles facing early settlers, and ultimately we learn the details of one boy's untimely death, the first known to occur in Canaan Valley.
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Death Visits Canaan

Death Visits Canaan

by Edwin Daryl Michael
Death Visits Canaan

Death Visits Canaan

by Edwin Daryl Michael

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In Death Visits Canaan, we learn about the author's discovery of a solitary gravestone in Canaan Valley. This rough, hand-carved stone shows the initials of a nine-year old, and his date of death, December 5, 1880. That makes this gravestone the oldest dated object known to exist in Canaan Valley.

Through extensive research, Dr. Michael discovered the identity of this nine-year old and the basic details of his family's ill-fated adventure in the Canaan wilderness. Death Visits Canaan describes life on the Appalachian frontier and the numerous adventures that characterized the lives of thousands of enthusiastic boys who matured rapidly in the unforgiving mountains of West Virginia.

The best part of Dr. Michael's novel may be his descriptions of the mountains, forests, and wildlife awaiting those families who ventured into the great wilderness that existed as late as 1890. Extensive stands of prolific chestnut trees and gigantic black cherry trees provided an important food source to humans and wildlife, while ever-present black bears, mountain lions, and timber wolves presented daily challenges. We experience the countless obstacles facing early settlers, and ultimately we learn the details of one boy's untimely death, the first known to occur in Canaan Valley.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940150007093
Publisher: Quarrier Press
Publication date: 01/19/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 162
File size: 953 KB

About the Author

Dr. Michael is a native West Virginian. He was born on Plum Run, in Marion County, near Mannington and Farmington, attended elementary school at Shinnston, and graduated from Magnolia High School in New Martinsville. He received a B.S. degree in Biology from Marietta College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wildlife Ecology from Texas A&M University. He taught at West Virginia University from 1970 through 1997. Following retirement, he became a part-time resident of Canaan Valley and conducted numerous studies on the ecology of snapping turtles in that unique ecosystem. That research formed the basis for his historical novel, A Valley Called Canaan: 1885-2002. His fifty-year career as a wildlife biologist produced more than one hundred publications, both scientific and popular. Dr. Michael continues to be an active outdoorsman, researcher, and writer, concentrating his efforts on wildlife of the Appalachian Mountains. The most-recent product of this writing was his fascinating historical novel, “Shadow of the Alleghenies.”
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