The Stirring - Gateway To Destiny (Paperback)

The continuing story of the Rush family of western Tennessee and is the story of the great westward expansion of the original colonies and the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory. The story deals with the complex issues surrounding the new territory, with slavery, with government for the new territory and the rapid expansion of the population as it spread westward. Integral to the story are the unplanned and unforeseen events that made all of that history possible.