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LoC No.: 18004194

Title: Recollections of a Pioneer

Note: Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "Recollections of a Pioneer" by J. W. Gibson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the author’s life as a pioneer and details his family's journey from Georgia to Missouri and eventually to California during the Gold Rush. It likely explores themes of hardship, adventure, and the experiences of early settlers in America. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Gibson's story by recounting his early childhood and the circumstances leading to his family's migration. He describes the preparations for their journey across the plains, detailing not only the logistics involved but also the emotional farewells to their old home. As the journey begins, he shares vivid memories of the rugged terrain, the trials they faced with cattle and provisions, and the experiences that shaped his youth, illustrating both the struggle and resilience of pioneer life. The depiction of their first days traveling serves as a framework for the larger saga of the author's adventures in the untamed West, hinting at dramatic encounters ahead, including those related to gold mining and the interaction with Native Americans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gibson, J. W. (J. Watt), 1829-

EBook No.: 49089

Published: May 31, 2015

Downloads: 74

Language: English

Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)

Subject: Overland journeys to the Pacific

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

LoCC: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 18004194

Title: Recollections of a Pioneer

Note: Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Diane Monico and The Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)

Summary: "Recollections of a Pioneer" by J. W. Gibson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book reflects on the author’s life as a pioneer and details his family's journey from Georgia to Missouri and eventually to California during the Gold Rush. It likely explores themes of hardship, adventure, and the experiences of early settlers in America. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for Gibson's story by recounting his early childhood and the circumstances leading to his family's migration. He describes the preparations for their journey across the plains, detailing not only the logistics involved but also the emotional farewells to their old home. As the journey begins, he shares vivid memories of the rugged terrain, the trials they faced with cattle and provisions, and the experiences that shaped his youth, illustrating both the struggle and resilience of pioneer life. The depiction of their first days traveling serves as a framework for the larger saga of the author's adventures in the untamed West, hinting at dramatic encounters ahead, including those related to gold mining and the interaction with Native Americans. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Gibson, J. W. (J. Watt), 1829-

EBook No.: 49089

Published: May 31, 2015

Downloads: 74

Language: English

Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)

Subject: Overland journeys to the Pacific

Subject: United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate

LoCC: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.