About the Author

Philip Pendleton Kennedy resided, for most of his life, in the present-day eastern panhandle of West Virginia, USA where he socialized, hunted and fished, and dabbled at writing. The Blackwater Chronicle is his only major published work.

Reviews

"Philip Pendleton Kennedy's account of this adventure makes for enjoyable reading today. More than this, however, the book provides both an interesting glimpse into antebellum American literary culture and an important record of the Canaan wilderness before it was despoiled by economic exploitation. These qualities make The Blackwater Chronicle a work of lasting value." Timothy Sweet, Professor of English, West Virginia University