Project Gutenberg 2011-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 78 Wraxall, Lascelles, Sir 1828 1865 Wraxall, C. F. L. (Charles Frederick Lascelles) Wraxall, Frederick Charles Lascelles, Sir Wraxall, Sir C. F. Lascelles The Backwoodsman; Or, Life on the Indian Frontier Reading ease score: 66.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Garcia, Linda Hamilton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "The Backwoodsman; Or, Life on the Indian Frontier" by Sir Lascelles Wraxall is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The narrative revolves around the adventurous life of a frontiersman who settles in a remote part of the Indian frontier, detailing his encounters with nature, wildlife, and Indigenous tribes. The perspective is rich in vivid descriptions of the landscape and the challenges faced by the protagonist, offering readers a glimpse into the rugged and often perilous life of early settlers in America. At the start of the book, the narrator describes his blockhouse settlement located by the River Leone and surrounded by the wilderness. He details his daily life, emphasizing his role as a hunter and provider for his small garrison, which consists of just three men. The opening scenes depict a peaceful night spent in the company of his loyal dog, Trusty, as he enjoys the beauty of nature, only to be interrupted by an encounter with a Comanche Indian. This initial skirmish sets the tone for the narratives to come, where themes of survival, conflict, and the splendor of the frontier life will be explored. The author's descriptive prose immerses the reader in the harsh realities of frontier existence amidst encounters with both wildlife and Indigenous peoples. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) Hunting -- West (U.S.) PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 944741 942637 2024-10-15T15:36:12.248813 2023-09-16T07:55:11.036046 text/html text/html 942712 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2744348 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2823890 2024-10-15T15:36:31.098686 application/epub+zip 2840157 2024-10-15T15:36:19.198759 application/epub+zip 432341 2024-10-15T15:36:14.876750 application/epub+zip 5481060 2024-10-15T15:36:38.870799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5416684 2024-10-15T15:36:27.352758 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 720860 2022-09-17T05:06:33.339817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890232 890015 2024-10-15T15:36:10.917767 2023-09-16T07:55:09.975033 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 889952 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 326927 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 890002 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326870 2021-01-08T01:37:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22253 2024-10-15T15:36:39.036639 application/rdf+xml 19998 2024-10-15T15:36:15.471754 image/jpeg 4460 2024-10-15T15:36:15.175771 image/jpeg 2835700 2024-10-15T15:36:12.429789 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog