Simon Girty, the White Savage

"Simon Girty, the White Savage" is a compelling biographical account of one of the most controversial figures in American frontier history. Thomas Boyd provides a detailed exploration of the life of Simon Girty, a man whose name became a symbol of treachery and terror during the late eighteenth century. Captured by the Seneca as a youth and later serving as an interpreter and scout, Girty eventually defected from the American cause during the Revolutionary War to align himself with the Brit...