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Mary Draper Ingles (1732 – February 1815), also known in records as Mary Inglis or Mary English, was an American pioneer and early settler of western Virginia.In the summer of 1755, she and her two young sons were among several captives taken by Shawnee after the Draper's Meadow Massacre during the French and Indian War.
Follow the River is a 1995 ABC television movie based on the book Follow the River by James Alexander Thom that told the story of the aftermath of the Draper's Meadow Massacre of 1755. [ 1 ] Cast
An outdoor drama is performed each summer in Radford, Virginia titled, "Walk to Freedom: The Mary Draper Ingles Story," which details the events during the attack at Drapers Meadows and Mary Draper Ingles' trek through the wilderness to reach her home in the New River Valley. [25] [26] The original play, "The Long Way Home," ran from 1971 to ...
James Alexander Craig Thom (May 26, 1933 – January 30, 2023) was an American author, best known for his works in the Western genre and colonial American history which are noted for their historical accuracy borne of his painstaking research.
In the film, "Just Around the Riverbend" serves as Pocahontas' "I want" song, where she decides if she will follow tradition and the safe choice, or whether she will explore the unknown and have new adventures. This is illustrated with the metaphor of two paths in the river: one straight and calm, and the other coursing "just around the riverbend".
This is a list of Reading Rainbow episodes, hosted by longtime executive producer LeVar Burton.The show premiered on PBS on July 11, 1983. [1] [2] The final episode aired on November 10, 2006, reruns ceased on August 28, 2009.
The basis for the popular show 'Virgin River' actually consists of 21 books, with stories that go way beyond the Mel and Jack we know and love.
Ricochet River, Cody's second book, was first published in 1992 by Blue Heron Publishing, with later editions published by Ooligan Press. [5] It deals with the lives of three high school students in the fictional small town of Calamus, Oregon in the 1960s. [6] The town in the book was based on Oregon. [citation needed]