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1883. A full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvelous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clarke, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel Brothers, the Bradys, Poe, and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters; Crockett, Houston, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and all the famous plainsmen; Graham, Sutter, Marshall, Fremont, Kearney and other historic names of the Pacific Coast. With picturesque sketches of border life, past and present; backwoods camp-meetings, schools and Sunday-schools; heroic fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers. Flatboating; the Overland route and its horrors; the Gold Fever and filibustering expeditions; vigilance committees; Lafitte, Walker, Brigham Young, etc.; eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers and describing life and adventure on the Plains and in the mining camps of today, including hunting, trapping, freighting, ranching, herding. Posttrading, Indian agencies, scouts, guides and desperadoes; immense fortunes of western millionaires, how made, etc. With 200 portraits from life and original and striking engravings from designs by Nast, Darley and other eminent artists.

1883. A full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvelous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clarke, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel Brothers, the Bradys, Poe, and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters; Crockett, Houston, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and all the famous plainsmen; Graham, Sutter, Marshall, Fremont, Kearney and other historic names of the Pacific Coast. With picturesque sketches of border life, past and present; backwoods camp-meetings, schools and Sunday-schools; heroic fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers. Flatboating; the Overland route and its horrors; the Gold Fever and filibustering expeditions; vigilance committees; Lafitte, Walker, Brigham Young, etc.; eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers and describing life and adventure on the Plains and in the mining camps of today, including hunting, trapping, freighting, ranching, herding. Posttrading, Indian agencies, scouts, guides and desperadoes; immense fortunes of western millionaires, how made, etc. With 200 portraits from life and original and striking engravings from designs by Nast, Darley and other eminent artists.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.