Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature. santa fe;white contact;south platte;eastern tribes;meet indians;civilized white;american struggles;oglala sioux;arkansas river;dangerous species;unknown american;preceding century;oregon country;buffalo hunting;fort leavenworth;french indian;hunt buffalo;fort laramie;north platte;american historian;fe trail;wagon trains;meticulous descriptions;continental divide;prairie dog;plains indians;native tribes;indian life;quincy adams;mid 1800's;black hills;westward expansion;rocky mountains;american tribes;indian tribes;manifest destiny;return trip;american indians;project gutenberg;first-hand account;south dakota;primary source;american west;american life;st louis;summer vacation;wild west;native americans;american history;chatillon;scenic;ogallala;hiking;montcalm;oklahoma;tete;buffaloes;pawnee;pontiac;frontiersmen;arizona;bostonian;1846;pacific;fishing;1847;emigrants;1849;rockies;trappers;1892;muller;prairies;overland;mexicans;mule;mormons;savages;traders;pioneers;roaming;shaw;wyoming;missouri;settlers;frontier;harvard;north american;united states
