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  • My Sixty Years on the Plains

    In his concise, richly detailed memoir My Sixty Years on the Plains fur-trapper W. T. Hamilton - also known as ‘Wildcat Bill’ - gives the reader a first-hand account of life outdoors in the Old West. From trailblazing to trading with Indians, Hamilton relates how a mountain man relied on his wits and specialized knowledge in order survive the inhospitable environments. ... Read more

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  • My Sixty Years on the Plains

    Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

    Long before the American Revolution, fur trappers were traveling thousands of miles into the remote wilderness in their quest for beaver pelts, the frontier's most valuable commodity. These hardened, unsettled men were at the forefront of the Western expansion, hunting amid the Central Rockies by the 1830s and occasionally wandering all the way to the shores of the Pacific. Their lives and ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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    My Sixty Years on the Plains

    Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

    Narrated by A.T. Chandler ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 44 min

    In his concise, richly detailed memoir My Sixty Years on the Plains fur-trapper W. T. Hamilton—also known as "Wildcat Bill"—gives the listener a first-hand account of life outdoors in the Old West. From trailblazing to trading with Indians, Hamilton relates how a mountain man relied on his wits and specialized knowledge in order to survive the inhospitable environments. ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains

    Narrated by Lorenzo Baca ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 13 min

    From the pen of a Santee Sioux— Charles Eastman— come these biographical portraits of American Indian leaders Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Chief Joseph. Eastman was born in Red Falls, Minnesota, and raised by his grandmother and uncle in Manitoba, Canada, where he learned Native American traditions and lore. Eastman's writings are truly invaluable and unique, as he is ... Read more

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  • Mountain Men of Idaho

    74 Short Stories of Idaho's Mountain MenThey were hunters, trappers, bear fighters, Indian killers who lived off the land and survived annual rendezvous. The sun, the wind, the harsh winter climate tanned and dried and leathered their faces until those without beards (and there were a few) had to roll up their sleeves to bare white arms as proof of their Caucasian identity. ... Read more

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  • Sacajawea

    A novel of the Shoshone woman's epic journey with Lewis and Clark from an American Book Award winner: "A grand adventure . . . not to be missed." — Kirkus ReviewsCaptured by her enemies, married to a foreigner, and a mother at age sixteen, Sacajawea lived a life of turmoil and change. Then in 1804, the mysterious young Shoshone woman known as Bird Woman met Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. ... Read more

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  • Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer

    Wooden Leg: A Warrior Who Fought Custer is a book by Thomas Bailey Marquis about the life of a Northern Cheyenne Indian, Wooden Leg, who fought in several historic battles between United States forces and the Plains Indians, including the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he faced the troops of George Armstrong Custer. The book is of great value to historians, not only for its eye-witness ... Read more

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  • The Story of Sacajawea

    Guide to Lewis and Clark

    by Della Rowland ...
    As a young girl, Sacajawea was separated from her family when she was captured by a band of Minnetaree warriors and taken to be their slave. Several years later, she was bought by a French fur trader to be his wife. Then, in 1804, when she was only sixteen years old, Sacajawea met Lewis and Clark.Carrying her infant son on her back, Sacajawea helped guide the famous team of explorers through the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Captain's Dog

    My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe

    by Roland Smith ...
    Series Book 24 - Great Episodes
    Born the runt of his litter and gambled away to a rusty old riverman, the Newfoundland pup Seaman doesn’t imagine his life will be marked by any kind of glory--beyond chasing down rats. But when he meets Captain Meriwether Lewis, Seaman finds himself on a path that will make history. Lewis is just setting off on his landmark search for the Northwest Passage, and he takes Seaman along. Sharing the ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Summer on the Plains, Illustrated.

    An Eastern Correspondent spends the summer on duty with Hancock's 1867 Indian Expedition, following Hancock and Custer as they attempt to make peace with the warring Indians on the plains. Good examples of real life in the Indian Wars. ... Read more

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  • Crazy Horse, Third Edition

    The Strange Man of the Oglalas, Third Edition

    by Mari Sandoz ...
    Crazy Horse, the legendary military leader of the Oglala Sioux whose personal power and social nonconformity contributed to his reputation as being “strange,” fought in many famous battles, including the Little Bighorn, and held out tirelessly against the U.S. government’s efforts to confine the Lakotas to reservations. Finally, in the spring of 1877 he surrendered, only to meet a violent death. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Essential Lewis and Clark

    With nuanced observations from the star author and historian, here are the celebrated journals documenting Lewis and Clark's legendary expedition into the uncharted American West, abridged into a single volume and translated into modern English.At the start of the 19th century, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark embarked on an unprecedented voyage of discovery. Their assignment was to explore the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD