A Woman of Courage on the West Virginia Frontier: Phebe Tucker Cunningham

by Robert Thompson

Publisher:

Arcadia Publishing

, 2022

Overview

Author Robert Thompson recounts the harrowing story of Phebe Tucker Cunningham, from her marriage at Prickett's Fort to her return to the shores of the Monongahela.

Life on the West Virginia frontier was a daily struggle for survival, and for Phebe Tucker Cunningham, that meant the loss of her four children at the hands of the Wyandot tribe and being held captive for three years until legendary renegades Simon Girty and Alexander McKee arranged her freedom. Thompson describes in vivid detail early colonial life in the Alleghenies and the ways of the Wyandot, providing historical context for this unforgettable saga.

Product Details

• Title: A Woman of Courage on the West Virginia Frontier: Phebe Tucker Cunningham
• Author: Robert Thompson
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Print Publication Date: 2022
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 291
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781625840110, 9781609499228, 1609499220, 162584011X
• Resource ID: LLS:9781625840110
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-04-21T09:17:36Z

About Robert Thompson

Dr. Robert Thompson is a professor in the department of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University where he has served as head of the division of medical psychology, director of the undergraduate program in human development, dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education. Dr. Thompson received the Bachelor of Arts degree from LaSalle College in 1967 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Dakota in 1971 and served on the faculties of Georgetown University Medical School and Catholic University of America prior to coming to Duke University in 1975.