User talk:Betling~enwiki

I am a new user at this site. I found myself researching more information about Pt. Pleasant, WV. Growing up in central Ohio and having parents who were raised in southwestern Virginia, I have traveled through Pt. Pleasant many times in my younger days (before the Silver Bridge collapse in late 1960's). I have always been interested in American history and my personal connections to it. I am currently reading my 3rd novel by James Alexander Thom, having previously read the biography of Tecumseh ("Panther in the Sky") and "Follow the River" (about a VA woman abducted by Shawnees who followed the Ohio/Kanawa/New Rivers back home). The current novel I am reading is about Nonhelema, Cornstalk's sister and her role in peacemaking during the tumultuous times pre-Revolutionary War and afterwards. It is a fascinating account of her life and times. As a peacemaker, she spent a great deal of time at Pt. Pleasant and the fort. Since Mr. Thom's wife, Dark Rain, is a Shawnee descendent and co-authored this book, I place much credence in the information contained in the story. Their research has been extensive. One point of contention between popular legend and the information in the novel is how Cornstalk died. In the novel, he and his brother and another Shawnee came to the fort to warn the soldiers of the coming threat of attack by Indians. His sister, Nonhelema, was present in the office of the commanding officer when this information was share. The commanding officer did not want to let them leave, saying that he wanted to share his hospitality with them a while longer. In fact, he was holding them as hostages to use as leverage if needed. According to the story, local frontiersmen stormed the office of the commander and point blank shot the three warriors, even though they had come in peace. Cornstalk was the strongest advocate for peace between the American colonists and the Shawnee and the commanding officer (and Gov. Patrick Henry) were livid over the actions of the frontiersmen.

So, although re-enactors may portray a battle in which Cornstalk is killed, there must be some evidence to the contrary as to to how this happened. Good food for thought.

As a former teacher, I am aware that history is often told to us from one view point. American history is almost always told from the "winning side" (Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWII). Legends are carried through history without always being questioned. I am a descendent of Virginia pioneers who were on the "frontier" from the early 1700's, so my parents always gave me the historical viewpoint from the side of the Confederacy in regards to the Civil War. However, I have never heard as complete a story told from "the other side" about the role of the Shawnee and Nonhelema, this Christian "Warrior Woman" (book title), in peacemaking and the price she paid for that. Being (1)a woman, (2) a peacemaker (3) a Christian and (4) a Shawnee, Nonhelma's story has been overlooked and lost in history, overshadowed by other great male chiefs. With much of the novel's setting (and Nonhelema's life) taking place in Pt. Pleasant, I strongly recommend reading James Alexander & Dark Rain Thom's novel: "Warrior Woman" The title sounds tacky, but the book and the woman are far from that. Besides, you will learn some new and fascinating things about life on the "western frontier."

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