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Charles F. Lummis tells of an America long departed, when the
western and southern frontiers were wilderness, nature untrammeled
and settlers rugged in the face of unforgiving conditions. Written
as a retrospective of the adventurer's youth, A Tramp Across the
Continent, through its varied events and encounters, transports the
reader to an era lost to time. The tale begins in 1884, when the
author - disgruntled and unhappy with the tedium of everyday life -
sets off from Ohio with the intention of reaching California on
foot. His trek, spanning some 3,500 miles and 144 days, is filled
with joy, pain and lessons aplenty. The author traverses several of
North America's most distinctive landscapes; the bare Midwestern
plains, the rugged Rocky Mountains, the deserts of Arizona, and
finally the valleys and hills of California. It is the people
however which make the journey of Lummis so unique; he is accosted
by outlaws multiple times, but evades robbery with a combination of
bravado and his trusty revolver.
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1891. Charles F. Lummis was a native New-Englander and a graduate
of Harvard. Some fifty years ago he walked to California, lived for
years in an Indian Pueblo, rode the Southwest from side to side and
explored it with a keen and understanding heart. He founded The
Landmarks Club, the Southwest Museum, and the Sequoya League, and
was knighted by the King of Spain for his researches in
Spanish-American history. Americanist, author, and explorer, his
contribution to the Southwest has been significant. Contents: A New
Mexico David; How I Lost My Shadow; 'Quito's Nugget; The Enchanted
Mesa; A Pueblo Rabbit-Hunt; Pablo Apodaca's Bear; The Box S
Round-Up; The Comanche's Revenge; In the Pueblo Alto; Little
Lolita; Three Live Witches; How to Throw the Lasso; Old Surely; The
Gallo Race; On the Pay-Streak; The Miracle of San Felipe; A New Old
Game; and A New Mexican Hero. See other titles by this author
available from Kessinger Publishing.
Charles F. Lummis tells of an America long departed, when the
western and southern frontiers were wilderness, nature untrammeled
and settlers rugged in the face of unforgiving conditions. Written
as a retrospective of the adventurer's youth, A Tramp Across the
Continent, through its varied events and encounters, transports the
reader to an era lost to time. The tale begins in 1884, when the
author - disgruntled and unhappy with the tedium of everyday life -
sets off from Ohio with the intention of reaching California on
foot. His trek, spanning some 3,500 miles and 144 days, is filled
with joy, pain and lessons aplenty. The author traverses several of
North America's most distinctive landscapes; the bare Midwestern
plains, the rugged Rocky Mountains, the deserts of Arizona, and
finally the valleys and hills of California. It is the people
however which make the journey of Lummis so unique; he is accosted
by outlaws multiple times, but evades robbery with a combination of
bravado and his trusty revolver.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1918 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1891 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1894 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1896 Edition.
This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
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