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Here you have my story : eyewitness accounts of the nineteenth-century Central Plains /

Here You Have My Story vividly describes life on the early Plains in the words of those who came to settle in the rugged region. Originally published by the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1885 and 1919, these stories provide surprisingly accurate recollections of events and life on the Gr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jensen, Richard E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Here You Have My Story vividly describes life on the early Plains in the words of those who came to settle in the rugged region. Originally published by the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1885 and 1919, these stories provide surprisingly accurate recollections of events and life on the Great Plains, with a focus on Nebraska. Many are filled with interactions with Native Americans, from Samuel Allis's experiences as a missionary to the Pawnees, to Henry Fontenelle's history of the Omaha Indians, to an account of the Powder River Expedition. Early freighters and cattle drovers share t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 387 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.
ISBN:9780803226876
080322687X
1282424483
9781282424487
9786612424489
6612424486