My purpose in the present work has not been to reconnoiter the same ground that they have covered but rather to synthesize their most important findings and interpretations. By its very nature this work is constructed largely upon secondary sources. Since a major purpose is to set the history of frontier Kentucky in a broad context of regional and national development, it also follows that considerable reliance has been placed upon writings of a more general nature. In this selected bibliography no effort has been made to be comprehensive. State histories of Kentucky which deal with the pioneer period are numerous.
Studies dealing with the international conflict in the Ohio Valley are legion.
Peckham takes issue with Parkman's view that the war was a tightly organized undertaking and that Pontiac exercised decisive authority. There are no comprehensive accounts of the Long Hunters. Two works are of prime importance to understanding British policy with respect to the trans-Allegheny region between 1763 and 1775. Writings on western land speculation are voluminous. There are ample works on areas from which Kentucky settlers were drawn.