An interesting read,... Lewis Wetzel

[rollingb]

https://www.varsitytutors.com/earlyamerica/early-america-review/volume-2/lewis-wetzel-dark-hero-of-the-ohio

[Nessmuk]

Not the type of guy I'd  want to meet in a dark alley or a dark forest trail. A very dark chapter of our history.

[Bigsmoke]

Excellent read, Rondo.  He must have been quite the character.  Guess his barber could have been Sampson?  lol

John

[rollingb]

Not the type of guy I'd  want to meet in a dark alley or a dark forest trail. A very dark chapter of our history.

He was indeed, considered a murderous villain by some,.... and a hero by others, of that time and place. 

[Ohio Joe]

That was a good read Rondo.

I've read short articles about Lewis Wetzel off and on over the years, but never really read an entire short biography of him and his life.  I simply view him as a man of his time and surroundings... Many are judged in their world - of their time, (good or bad) and I'm sure to many he was a hero in his time...

Today's world does not allow this way of thinking... A good example would be Custer and the 7th Cavalry. A hero Regiment of their time,,, now frowned on in our time... Yet these men did what they had to do - in their time...

Many times history is very kind to yesterdays hero's,,, and then very cruel as time passes... We see it all the time in today's world... Sadly...

[Oldetexian]

This is my first introduction to Lewis Wetzel, and I like it. First, it's strikingly similar to the biographies of other frontiersmen of his time, and secondly the story doesn't just portray him in a one dimensional manner. Yes, he was excellent at what he did, but there was a dark side that was only too apparent, as well.

After this introduction I will have to read more. This whetted my appetite for a more detailed look a another fascinating figure from the colonial history of our country. Thanks for sharing.