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1 online resource |
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Table of contents -- introduction -- preface -- a famous mountaineer -- uncle dick talks -- hunting and trapping -- five thousand miles on horseback -- buffalo farming -- among the utes and apaches -- indian tribes of the far west -- indian customs and superstitions -- perils of the pioneers -- a convention of grizzlies -- the taos massacre -- a trip to old mexico -- a stage coach massacre -- a campaign against the navahoes -- dull times on the frontier -- overland to california -- hobnobbing with brigham young -- old fashioned justice |
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Penned up by the utescolorado's oldest farmer -- ox teams and prairie schooners -- mutinous teamsters -- freighting for uncle sam -- an infant city -- the haunted fort -- plains indians on the war path -- pathfinder and builder -- stage coach stories -- farewell visits of the red men |
| Summary |
In this unsurpassed tale of adventure on the American frontier, "Uncle Dick" Wootton relates with steely calm dozens of escapades that a less daring man would not have survived. He remembers his life in incredible detail, and where his memory fails his talent for storytelling takes over. Either way we get an entertaining and historically significant narrative, spanning much of the 19th century |
| Audience |
Trade The Narrative Press |
| Subject |
Wootton, Dick, 1816-1893.
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Wootton, Dick, 1816-1893. fast (OCoLC)fst00041210 |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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Indians of North America -- West (U.S.)
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Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography
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Frontier and pioneer life.
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Indians of North America.
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Pioneers.
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West (U.S.) -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85146151
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West United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1589761049 |
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9781589761049 |
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