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  • The Adventures of Zenas Leonard, Fur Trader & Trapper (1831-1836)

    Trapping and Trading Expedition, Trade With Native Americans, an Expedition to the Rocky Mountains

    The Adventures of Zenas Leonard, Fur Trader & Trapper (1831-1836) captures the rugged essence and the volatile environments of the early 19th-century American frontier. This anthology pools vivid narratives and intense personal journals, creating a mosaic of adventures and harrowing accounts of life as fur traders and trappers. The stories within this volume span across various encounters and ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of Zenas Leonard, Fur Trader and Trapper

    1831-1836: Trapping and Trading Expedition, Trade With Native Americans, an Expedition to the Rocky Mountains

    "Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard" is a journal describing the adventures of a company of 70 men, who left St. Louis in the Spring of 1831, on an expedition to the Rocky Mountains, for the purpose of trapping for Furs, and trading with the Indians. Zenas Leonard's narrative is comprised of a minute description of the incidents of the adventure, and a valuable history of this immense ... Read more

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  • Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook

    Series series Oracle Press
    Master Oracle Data Guard 11gProvide superior data protection, availability, and disaster recovery using the tested techniques in this Oracle Press guide. Cowritten by a team of Oracle experts, Oracle Data Guard 11g Handbook provides a sound architectural foundation along with best practices for configuration, monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting. You will get full details on implementing ... Read more

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    John Tanner's fascinating autobiography tells the story of a man torn between white society and the Native Americans with whom he identified.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and ... Read more

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  • My Captivity

    A Pioneer Woman's Story of Her Life Among the Sioux

    by Fanny Kelly ...
    Fanny Kelly’s memoir, first published in 1872, is an intelligent and thoughtful narrative. Kelly spent five months as a prisoner of Ogalalla Sioux in 1864 when she was nineteen years old. A woman of her time, there was no reason she should feel sympathy toward her captors, but the introduction points out examples of expressed favor toward the Sioux, however unconscious. This narrative is a ... Read more

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  • The Adventures of the Mountain Men

    True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival

    Edited by Stephen Brennan ...
    Incredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West.The mountain men” were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their ... Read more

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  • The Spirit Lake Massacre and the Captivity of Abbie Gardner (Expanded, Annotated)

    Long considered one of the best of the captive narratives from the 19th century, Abbie Gardner's thrilling and graphic tale of her abduction by a band of Santee Sioux in 1857 will captivate you from beginning to end. Barely 14 years old, her family was butchered before her eyes and she witnessed the deaths of two other women captives before her release by Chief Inkpaduta.Gardner suffered years of ... Read more

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  • The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth: Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians (Illustrated)

    James Pierson Beckwourth (1798 or 1800 – 1866 or 1867), born James Beckwith and generally known as, Jim Beckwourth was an American mountain man, fur trader, and explorer. A mulatto born into slavery in Virginia, he was freed by his father (and master) and apprenticed to a blacksmith; later he moved to the American West. As a fur trapper, he lived with the Crow Nation for years. He is credited with ... Read more

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  • Astoria

    In 1836, Irving published " Astoria ; or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains ;" a somewhat curious example of literary skill. A voluminous commercial correspondence was the dull ore of the earth which he refined and wrought into symmetry and splendor. Irving reduced to a regular narrative the events to which it referred, bringing out the picturesque whenever he found it, and ... Read more

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  • Astoria; Or, Anecdotes Of An Enterprise Beyond The Rocky Mountains (Mobi Classics)

    This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including eReaders, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display. ... Read more

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  • The Great Lone Land

    Enriched edition. A Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America

    In "The Great Lone Land," Sir William Francis Butler takes readers on an immersive journey through the uncharted wilderness of Canada, combining vivid descriptions with a reflective narrative style that captures the spirit of exploration in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the expansive Prairies and the treacherous Rocky Mountains, Butler's work intricately weaves together ... Read more

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  • Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810-1813

    A vivid historical account of John Jacob Astor's Pacific Fur Company and the battle for furs and empire waged in the Oregon Country. ... Read more

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