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LoC No.: 13019510
Title: Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur-Traders
Note: Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur Traders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the tumultuous period of western expansion in the United States, focusing on the lives and experiences of early fur traders and their encounters with Native American tribes. It offers a vivid portrayal of exploration, survival, and the transformative conflicts of the era. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the adventures that will unfold as it paints a picture of the American West before settlement. It describes the dangerous trek into largely uncharted territories, where traders and explorers faced not only the harshness of nature but also the threats posed by Native tribes defending their lands. As settlers began their arduous journeys westward in search of wealth and opportunity, Grinnell introduces key figures, such as fur trader Alexander Ross, whose firsthand accounts and experiences will serve as a lens through which readers can understand the complexities of the fur trade and the rich yet perilous tapestry of life "beyond the old frontier." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938
EBook No.: 54125
Published: Feb 7, 2017
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Subject: Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
Subject: Ross, Alexander, 1783-1856
Subject: Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus, 1820-1848
Subject: Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887
Subject: Palliser, John, 1807-1887
Subject: Fur trade -- West (U.S.)
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.: 13019510
Title: Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur-Traders
Note: Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur Traders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the tumultuous period of western expansion in the United States, focusing on the lives and experiences of early fur traders and their encounters with Native American tribes. It offers a vivid portrayal of exploration, survival, and the transformative conflicts of the era. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the adventures that will unfold as it paints a picture of the American West before settlement. It describes the dangerous trek into largely uncharted territories, where traders and explorers faced not only the harshness of nature but also the threats posed by Native tribes defending their lands. As settlers began their arduous journeys westward in search of wealth and opportunity, Grinnell introduces key figures, such as fur trader Alexander Ross, whose firsthand accounts and experiences will serve as a lens through which readers can understand the complexities of the fur trade and the rich yet perilous tapestry of life "beyond the old frontier." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938
EBook No.: 54125
Published: Feb 7, 2017
Downloads: 96
Language: English
Subject: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Subject: Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
Subject: Ross, Alexander, 1783-1856
Subject: Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus, 1820-1848
Subject: Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887
Subject: Palliser, John, 1807-1887
Subject: Fur trade -- West (U.S.)
LoCC: United States local history: The West. Trans-Mississippi Region. Great Plains
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.