Chapter Nine Afoot in the Winter Woods
John and Grace flee with the Neal family’s aid, receiving food and a warning as they embark along a creek toward Staunton. Mr Gutmann guides them to a cave shelter, advising scent masking with an onion and using the Drinking Gourd star for navigation while wolves and pursuing dogs close in.
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Historians note that by 1720 traders in Frederick County exchanged goods with Indigenous peoples, as settlers and trappers pushed into the region. The record emphasizes trade with local Native communities rather than with colonial outposts.
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