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Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground

by Constance Lindsay Skinner

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Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground is available in the Project Gutenberg source edition credited to Constance Lindsay Skinner. Catalog subjects include Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820; Kentucky -- History -- To 1792; Southwest, Old -- History. This edition retains the source text, including any introductory material and notes.

First published
Unknown year
Language
English
Editor
Allen Johnson
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

B2–C1 · Deep reading

Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground is calibrated from 38,138 sampled words across 41 chapters: sentences average 25.8 words, 45.4% exceed 24 words and 7.9% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Extended sentences averaging 25.8 words, with 16.3% reaching 40 words or more

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7.9% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

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Medium commitment

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Table of contents

41 chapters

  1. 01Pioneers of the Old Southwest2 min
  2. 02Acknowledgment.2 min
  3. 03CHAPTER I.28 min
  4. 04CHAPTER II.20 min
  5. 05CHAPTER III.22 min
  6. 06CHAPTER IV.14 min
  7. 07CHAPTER V.14 min
  8. 08CHAPTER VI.6 min
  9. 09CHAPTER VII.17 min
  10. 10CHAPTER VIII.29 min
  11. 11CHAPTER IX.30 min
  12. 12CHAPTER X.37 min
  13. 13CHAPTER XI.13 min
  14. 14Bibliographical Note2 min
  15. 15Life In The Back Country2 min
  16. 16Early History And Exploration2 min
  17. 17Kentucky2 min
  18. 18Tennessee2 min
  19. 19French And Spanish Intrigues2 min
  20. 20B.2 min
  21. 21C.2 min
  22. 22D.2 min
  23. 23F.2 min
  24. 24G.2 min
  25. 25H.2 min
  26. 26I.2 min
  27. 27J.2 min
  28. 28K.2 min
  29. 29L.2 min
  30. 30M.2 min
  31. 31N.2 min
  32. 32O.2 min
  33. 33P.2 min
  34. 34R.2 min
  35. 35S.2 min
  36. 36T.2 min
  37. 37V.2 min
  38. 38W.2 min
  39. 39Y.2 min
  40. 40The Chronicles of America Series2 min
  41. 41Transcriber Notes2 min
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