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 Project Gutenberg 2014-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 106 Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus 1820 1848 Ruxton, George F. (George Frederick Augustus) Kephart, Horace 1862 1931 15006234 In the Old West Outing adventure library ; no. 1. Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "In the Old West" by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work provides an intimate exploration of the life of free trappers in the American West during the era of Kit Carson and the mountain men. It vividly captures the dangerous, adventurous lives of these rugged individuals who thrived in the untamed wilderness, emphasizing their independence and the perils they faced. At the start of the narrative, a band of trappers is introduced, camped near the headwaters of the Platte River as they prepare for winter. The characters engage in storytelling about their past adventures, reflecting on their encounters with various challenges, including skirmishes with Native Americans. The setting is rich with atmospheric descriptions of the changing seasons and the hardships of life in the mountains. The opening section establishes a sense of camaraderie among the trappers while foreshadowing the dangers they will encounter, as one hunter expresses concern over the presence of nearby Indian tribes. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en West (U.S.) -- Description and travel Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Hunting -- United States F590.3 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 553560 553569 2024-09-19T10:52:22.693480 2023-09-20T07:05:03.754627 text/html text/html 556043 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199469 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 257664 2024-09-19T10:52:29.614628 application/epub+zip 268790 2024-09-19T10:52:24.265434 application/epub+zip 268790 2024-09-19T10:52:23.347449 application/epub+zip 460129 2024-09-19T10:52:33.814474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437025 2024-09-19T10:52:28.904438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437291 2022-09-21T05:36:08.189599 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491534 491457 2024-09-19T10:52:22.111471 2023-09-20T07:05:03.207541 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 491047 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 191085 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 491039 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 190939 2014-07-19T12:39:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21253 2024-09-19T10:52:33.947386 application/rdf+xml 13324 2024-09-19T10:52:23.695439 image/jpeg 3353 2024-09-19T10:52:23.518440 image/jpeg 255201 2024-09-19T10:52:22.739474 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia