TABLE OF CONTENTS -- THE FRONTIER -- BREAKING THE ICE -- FORT LEAVENWORTH -- “JUMPING OFF� -- THE “BIG BLUE� -- THE PLATTE AND THE DESERT -- THE BUFFALO -- TAKING FRENCH LEAVE -- SCENES AT FORT LARAMIE -- THE WAR PARTIES -- SCENES AT THE CAMP -- ILL-LUCK -- HUNTING INDIANS -- THE OGILLALLAH VILLAGE -- THE HUNTING CAMP -- THE TRAPPERS -- THE BLACK HILLS -- A MOUNTAIN HUNT -- PASSAGE OF THE MOUNTAINS -- THE LONELY JOURNEY -- THE PUEBLO AND BENT�S FORT -- TÊTE ROUGE, THE VOLUNTEER -- INDIAN ALARMS -- THE CHASE -- THE BUFFALO CAMP
Summary
Keen observations and a graphic style characterize the author's remarkable record of a vanishing frontier. Detailed accounts of the hardships experienced while traveling across mountains and prairies; vibrant portraits of emigrants and Western wildlife; and vivid descriptions of Indian life and culture. A classic of American frontier literature