Twenty-five years ago, Jerry B. Lincecum, Edward H. Phillips, and
Peggy A. Redshaw published Adventures of a Frontier Naturalist.
Collated from four overlapping memoirs, some not previously
published, Gideon Lincecum's account of his life as Indian trader,
physician, and naturalist is lively and full of insight. Lincecum's
experiences of following the frontier in the early 1800s, all the
way from Georgia to Texas, were not so unusual in themselves, but
the intellect and wit that inform his memoirs make them unique. His
scientific articles and collections of specimens, his
correspondence with leading scientists of the time, and his six
years among the colony of ex-Confederates in Tuxpan, Mexico, offer
a first-hand perspective on that age. Lincecum portrays many
aspects of frontier social life, including marriage and divorce,
slavery, education, religion, the social life of the Choctaws and
Chikasaws, medical controversies, and the building of towns. He
vividly describes the unspoiled flora and fauna of Texas in 1835
and tells tales of hunting deer, bear, turkey, and waterfowl. This
anniversary edition includes a new foreword by Jerry B. Lincecum
and Peggy A. Redshaw, offering their insights into the relevance of
Gideon Lincecum's writings today.
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