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In *She Walks These Hills*, historian Jeremy Cobb embarks on a personal quest along the Appalachian Trail, retracing the tragic journey of 18‑year‑old Katie Wyler. Captured by the Shawnee after her pioneer family was massacred, Katie’s story weaves mountain life, early American frontier survival, and the brutal reality of 18th‑century captives. Cobb’s investigative lens blends factual research with a palpable sense of the terrain and the cultural tensions that shaped this historical episode.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Sharyn McCrumb
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