Project Gutenberg 2015-05-31 Public domain in the USA. 97 Gibson, J. W. (J. Watt) 1829 Gibson, Watt 18004194 Recollections of a Pioneer 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) "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.) en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Overland journeys to the Pacific United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate F590.3 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 413910 413919 2024-09-20T12:28:33.301024 2023-09-21T08:57:53.202940 text/html text/html 414365 2015-05-30T17:04:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 305138 2015-05-30T17:04:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 328474 2024-09-20T12:28:38.011011 application/epub+zip 332783 2024-09-20T12:28:34.055048 application/epub+zip 209936 2024-09-20T12:28:33.678033 application/epub+zip 447862 2024-09-20T12:28:41.555988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412031 2024-09-20T12:28:37.593015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289406 2022-09-22T09:12:32.583667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 387961 387772 2024-09-20T12:28:32.895052 2023-09-21T08:57:52.804899 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 388130 2015-05-30T17:04:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140245 2015-05-30T17:04:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18687 2024-09-20T12:28:41.682971 application/rdf+xml 14905 2024-09-20T12:28:33.762016 image/jpeg 2104 2024-09-20T12:28:33.720019 image/jpeg 305405 2024-09-20T12:28:33.344016 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