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Hardback

Conquering the Wilderness or New Pictorial History of the Life and Times of the Pioneer Heroes and Heroines of America

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  1. A full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvelous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clarke, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel Brothers, the Bradys, Poe, and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters; Crockett, Houston, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and all the famous plainsmen; Graham, Sutter, Marshall, Fremont, Kearney and other historic names of the Pacific Coast. With picturesque sketches of border life, past and present; backwoods camp-meetings, schools and Sunday-schools; heroic fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers. Flatboating; the Overland route and its horrors; the Gold Fever and filibustering expeditions; vigilance committees; Lafitte, Walker, Brigham Young, etc.; eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers and describing life and adventure on the Plains and in the mining camps of today, including hunting, trapping, freighting, ranching, herding. Posttrading, Indian agencies, scouts, guides and desperadoes; immense fortunes of western millionaires, how made, etc. With 200 portraits from life and original and striking engravings from designs by Nast, Darley and other eminent artists.
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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
744
ISBN
9781169137127
  1. A full account of the romantic deeds, lofty achievements, and marvelous adventures of Boone, Kenton, Clarke, Logan, Harrod, the Wetzel Brothers, the Bradys, Poe, and other celebrated frontiersmen and Indian fighters; Crockett, Houston, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill and all the famous plainsmen; Graham, Sutter, Marshall, Fremont, Kearney and other historic names of the Pacific Coast. With picturesque sketches of border life, past and present; backwoods camp-meetings, schools and Sunday-schools; heroic fortitude and noble deeds of the pioneer wives and mothers. Flatboating; the Overland route and its horrors; the Gold Fever and filibustering expeditions; vigilance committees; Lafitte, Walker, Brigham Young, etc.; eccentricities and self-sacrificing labors of Cartwright, Axley and other celebrated pioneer preachers and describing life and adventure on the Plains and in the mining camps of today, including hunting, trapping, freighting, ranching, herding. Posttrading, Indian agencies, scouts, guides and desperadoes; immense fortunes of western millionaires, how made, etc. With 200 portraits from life and original and striking engravings from designs by Nast, Darley and other eminent artists.
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Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Date
10 September 2010
Pages
744
ISBN
9781169137127