Winning the Wilderness by Margaret Hill McCarter is a historical novel set in the late 18th century in the American frontier. The story follows the journey of a young couple, Jonathan and Jeanie Blair, who leave their comfortable life in Virginia to settle in the wilds of Kentucky. The couple faces numerous challenges, including harsh weather, dangerous wildlife, and hostile Native American tribes. However, they are determined to make a new life for themselves and their children in the untamed wilderness. As they struggle to survive and adapt to their new surroundings, the Blairs encounter a cast of characters, including other settlers, traders, and missionaries. They also form a close friendship with a Native American family, who teach them valuable skills and help them navigate the complex relationships between settlers and indigenous peoples. Throughout the novel, McCarter explores themes of resilience, perseverance, and the power of human connection. She vividly depicts the beauty and brutality of frontier life, and the sacrifices and hardships that pioneers endured to build a new nation. Overall, Winning the Wilderness is a compelling and immersive historical novel that offers a glimpse into the early days of American settlement. It is a story of love, courage, and determination in the face of adversity, and a tribute to the pioneers who paved the way for future generations.1914. Margaret Hill McCarter became well known during the early 20th Century for her novels set against the background of the Kansas Prairies. Winning the Wilderness begins: The old Aydelot farm reached quite down to the little village of Cloverdale, from which it was separated by Clover Creek. But the Aydelot farmhouse stood a good half-mile away up the National pike road toward the Virginia state line. The farm consisted of two long narrow strips of ground, bordering the road on either side and walled about by forests hiding stagnant marshes in their black-shadowed depths. Francis Aydelot had taken up the land from the government before the townsite was thought of. Farming was not to his liking and his house had been an inn, doing a thriving business with travelers going out along that great National highway in ante-railway days. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.