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  • California: A Trip Across the Plains, in the Spring of 1850

    by James Abbey ...
    James Abbey was a member of a traveling party that left New Albany, Indiana, for California in 1850. He kept a day-by-day journal of his overland journey. Abbey provides a wealth of information about what it was like to travel overland by wagon in 1850. ... Read more

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  • California: A Trip Across the Plains in the Spring of 1850

    by James Abbey ...
    "I have counted, in the last ten miles three hundred sixty-two wagons, which in the States cost about $120 each. The cause of so many wagons being abandoned, is to endeavor to save the animals and reach the end of the journey as soon as possible by packing through; the loss of personal goods is a matter of small importance comparatively."Between 1846 and 1869 more than 400,000 settlers took the ... Read more

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  • Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk

    Aggressive Sounds in Contemporary Music

    Hardcore, Punk, and Other Junk: Aggressive Sounds in Contemporary Music, edited by Eric James Abbey and Colin Helb,is a collection of writings on music that is considered aggressive throughout the world. From local underground bands in Detroit, Michigan to bands in Puerto Rico or across Europe, this book demonstrates the importance of aggressive music in our society. While other volumes seek to ... Read more

    $47.99 USD

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  • Best of Covered Wagon Women

    The diaries and letters of women who braved the overland trails during the great nineteenth-century westward migration are treasured documents in the study of the American West. These eight firsthand accounts are among the best ever written. They were selected for the power with which they portray the hardship, adventure, and boundless love for friends and family that characterized the overland ... Read more

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  • Cheadle's Journal of Trip Across Canada

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    Walter B. Cheadle’s diary tells his incredible story of travelling with Lord Milton, as they journeyed along the uncharted Yellowhead route in 1862–63. A miraculously successful expedition, the men traversed the continent, making their way from Quebec, through Saskatchewan, Alberta, up the Athabasca River, risking their lives opening the trails through the Canadian Rockies, and eventually arriving ... Read more

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  • The War Trail of Big Bear, Being the Story of the Connection of Big Bear and other Cree Indian Chiefs

    First published in 1926, this book by William Bleasdell Cameron is the gripping account of his experiences of captivity following the Frog Lake Massacre of the North-West Rebellion of April 2, 1885, of which he was the only male survivor."On that dread day in April, 1885, when savagery was blood-mad, his constant and understanding kindness to the Indians bore fruit: "Those women are starting for ... Read more

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  • Four Years In the Rockies (Annotated)

    Or, The Adventures of Isaac P. Rose

    Four Years In the Rockies tells the story of Isaac P. Rose, who went from greenhorn to legendary trapper at the height of the fur-trade in the 1830s. His narrative is a who’s who of early American West figures like Jim Bridger, Kit Carson and Nathaniel Wyeth, and features many memorable sequences such as the trader’s ‘rendezvous,’ battles with Native Americans and countless details not in ... Read more

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  • A Trip to Manitoba

    The Canada Pacific Railway, so frequently referred to in the following pages, is now almost an accomplished fact. It will, after traversing for over a thousand miles the great prairies of the Swan River and Saskatchewan territories, thread the Rocky Mountains and, running through British Columbia to Vancouver’s Island, unite the Pacific with the Atlantic. Of the value of this line to the Dominion ... Read more

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  • Life Among the Indians (Illustrated)

    Enriched edition. Indians of North and South America: Everyday Life & Customes of Indian Tribes, Indian Art & Architecture, Warfare, Medicine and Religion     

    In 'Life Among the Indians (Illustrated)', George Catlin offers readers a detailed account of his experiences living among various Native American tribes in the 19th century. Catlin's book provides a unique insight into the daily lives, customs, and rituals of Native American communities, showcasing their resilience and rich cultural heritage. The inclusion of illustrations adds a visual element ... Read more

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  • Death Valley in '49

    An Autobiography of a Pioneer Who Survived the California Desert

    A survivor’s true account of death, despair, and heroism in Death Valley in the heat of the California Gold Rush.At the height of the California gold rush in 1849, a wagon train of men, women, children, and their animals stumbled into a 130-mile-long valley in the Mojave Desert while they were looking for a shortcut to the California coast. What ensued was an ordeal that divided the camp into ... Read more

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  • Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister

    The following genealogical sketch was compiled in 1897. The crest is copied from John Rooney's “Genealogical History of Irish Families. ... Read more

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  • Indian Boyhood & From the Deep Woods to Civilization

    Enriched edition. A Dakota Sioux Childhood, Wilderness Traditions, and the Path to Assimilation

    Charles Eastman's work 'Indian Boyhood & From the Deep Woods to Civilization' offers readers a captivating glimpse into the rich traditions and experiences of Native American life. Through descriptive narratives and vivid storytelling, Eastman provides an intimate portrayal of his childhood as a Dakota Sioux boy, as well as his journey towards assimilation into mainstream American society. The ... Read more

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