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

    [Edited and with an introduction by Milo Milton Quaife]

    Adventures of the First Settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River, 1810–1813 by Alexander Ross, edited by Milo Milton Quaife, is one of the most authentic and compelling firsthand accounts of the early fur trade and exploration of the Pacific Northwest. This 1923 edition, carefully edited and annotated by historian Quaife, restores Ross's remarkable narrative to its rightful place among the ... Read more

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  • From The Cannon's Mouth: The Civil War Letters Of General Alpheus S. Williams

    A candidate for the title of "unsung hero" among the Union generals of the Civil War, Alpheus Williams, "Old Pap" to his men, wrote as frequently as he could to his family in Detroit of his successes, achievements and battles during that terrible period of strife. In this engaging collection of his correspondence he recounts the part he played in the battles both East and West at Second Bull Run, ... Read more

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  • Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835

    Enriched edition. A study of the evolution of the northwestern frontier, together with a history of Fort Dearborn

    In "Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835," Milo Milton Quaife presents a meticulous chronicling of the developmental trajectory of Chicago and its influence over the broader Old Northwest during a transformative era in American history. Quaife employs a rigorous academic style, weaving together rich historical narratives with an abundance of primary sources, such as journals, newspapers, and ... Read more

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  • Kit Carson's Autobiography

    This account, as modest and undemonstrative as Carson's feats were remarkable, covers his life as a trapper, Indian fighter, guide, and buffalo hunter up to the fall of 1856. Among the high spots during these years were his trapping expedition to California with Ewing Young, his celebrated duel with Shunar at the Green River rendezvous of 1837, the three expeditions with John C. Frémont, his ... Read more

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  • The Conquest of the Illinois

    The Conquest of the Illinois, also known as "Clark's Memoir", is one of the most noteworthy of the books on American history: it's a first-hand account by the chief participant, and thus a key primary source for the early history of the United States. ... Read more

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  • Kit Carson's Autobiography

    by Kit Carson ...
    Step into the untamed American frontier through the eyes of one of its most legendary figures. Kit Carson's Autobiography delivers the raw, unvarnished account of a man whose name became synonymous with the wild expansion of the American West. From his humble beginnings as a runaway apprentice to his rise as a mountain man, Indian fighter, and frontier guide, Carson's own words paint a vivid ... Read more

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  • Kit Carson's Autobiography

    by Kit Carson ...
    "Notice is hereby given to all persons, that Christopher Carson, a boy about 16 years old, small of his age, but thick-set; light hair, ran away from the subscriber, living in Franklin, Howard County, Missouri, to whom he had been bound to learn the saddler's trade. . . . One cent reward will be given to any person who will bring back the said boy.''This notice appeared in the Missouri ... Read more

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  • Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835

    "Chicago and the Old Northwest, 1673-1835" by Milo Milton Quaife explores the historical development of Chicago and its surrounding regions during a pivotal period in American history. Quaife delves into the interactions between Native American tribes and European settlers, highlighting the cultural exchanges and conflicts that shaped the area. The book provides a detailed account of the early ... Read more

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  • John Long's Voyages and Travels in the Years 1768-1788

    Journey into the untamed heart of 18th-century North America, where survival depended on cunning, courage, and the ability to navigate between two worlds. John Long's extraordinary twenty-year odyssey through the wilderness reveals a land where European civilization collided with Native American cultures, where fortunes were made and lost in the fur trade, and where a single misstep could mean ... Read more

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  • Narrative of the Adventures of Zenas Leonard

    by Zenas Leonard ...
    In the spring of 1831 a young Pennsylvanian, Zenas Leonard, embarked from St. Louis in a company of seventy men who had formed an expedition for the purpose of trapping furs and trading with the Indians in the Rocky Mountains. After four years of wandering which took him to the then strange land of Spanish California, he returned to his parental home in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, in the autumn of ... Read more

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  • The Early Day of Rock Island and Davenport

    The Narratives of J. W. Spencer and J. M. D. Burrows

    The volume contains J. W. Spencer's "Reminiscences of Pioneer Life in the Mississippi Valley," first published in 1872, and "Fifty Years in Iowa: Being the Personal Reminiscences of J. M. D. Burrow, Concerning the Men and Events, Social Life, Industrial, Interests, physical Development, and Commercial Progress of Davenport and Scott County, During the Period From 1838 to 1888," first published in ... Read more

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  • Vanished Arizona

    Recollections of My Army Life

    "Written by the wife of an Army officer stationed in Arizona from 1874 to 1878, Vanished Arizona provides a clear picture of life on the frontier and the hardships faced by both the men and the women."— Shelly Dudley, True West Published On: 2012-01-10"Vanished Arizona is a classic and highly recommended to all those readers—even those keeping drug stores—who want to learn more about the distaff ... Read more

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