John Young: Lieutenant at Elk

One of the first settlers in the Kanawha Valley, Indian fighter and scout, lieutenant under Daniel Boone, one of nine founding trustees of Charleston, survivor of the massacre at Tackett’s Fort, first purchaser of certain lots in today’s prime real estate, progenitor of countless present-day citizens of the valley, John Young remains an obscure player on the stage of frontier history. This volume, written with humor and excitement, brings to vivid new life the adventures of this brave pioneer, his courageous and hardy wife, Keziah, and other heroic members of this early West Virginia family.