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Wildest Lives of the Frontier : America through the Words of Jesse James, George Armstrong Custer, and Other Famous Westerners.
By and about the greatest celebrities of frontier America, these are the stories of their adventures told in their own words through excerpts from autobiographies, articles they wrote, newspaper interviews, private journals, personal letters, and court testimony. These glimpses into the worlds of th...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Blue Ridge Summit :
TwoDot,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments; A Note About the Text; Going West John Richard Stephens; Claiming the Kentucky Wilderness Daniel Boone; Sacagawea Lewis and Clark; Red Hair and Long Knife Sacagawea; Brushes with Death Davy Crockett; The Black Hawk War Black Hawk; Indians, Buffalo, and Kit Carson John C. Frémont; Kit Carson Pursues Horse Thieves John C. Frémont; Chasing Horse Thieves Kit Carson; Indian Conflicts and the War in California Kit Carson; Discovering Gold John Sutter; Riding for the Pony Express Buffalo Bill Cody; A Black Speck Against the Sky Mark Twain; Smitten with the Silver Fever Mark Twain.
- Rebel Guerrillas and Bank Robbers Jesse JamesThe Disastrous Northfield Bank Robbery Cole Younger; Breaking Off from My Bohemian Life Frank James; The Massacre of Some of Custer's Men George Armstrong Custer; Custer and Little Bighorn Buffalo Bill Cody; Crazy Horse's Deathbed Statement Crazy Horse; Little Bighorn and Custer's Death Sitting Bull; Recommended Reading Bibliography; Index; About the Author/Editor.