The Great West: Containing Narratives of the Most Important and Interesting Events in Western History -- Remarkable Individual Adventures --sketches of Frontier Life -- Descriptions of Natural Curiosities : to which is Appended Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas, Minnesota, Utah, California, Washington, Nebraska, Etc, Etc,

G.F. Tuttle, 1858 - 576 páginas

Historical Sketch of the West	15

Discovery of the Mississippi	35

Explorations of Marquette and La Salle	38

Sufferings of the Early French Missionaries of the West	43

Curiosities at Michilimackinac	46

Life among the Prairie Dogs	47

The French and Indian War in the West	49

Ruxtons Travels	55

Strange Mental and Physical Phenomena	205

Life among the Early Settlers of the West	207

Origin of Camp Meetings	236

Lewis and Clarkes and Pikes Exploring Expeditions	238

Adventure of Colter	243

Conspiracy of Aaron Burr	246

The Great Prairie Wilderness	254

The Great Earthquake of 1811	257

Título	The Great West: Containing Narratives of the Most Important and Interesting Events in Western History -- Remarkable Individual Adventures --sketches of Frontier Life -- Descriptions of Natural Curiosities : to which is Appended Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Oregon, New Mexico, Texas ...
Autor	Henry Howe
Editor	G.F. Tuttle, 1858
Procedencia del original	Universidad de Harvard
Digitalizado	27 Feb 2009
N.º de páginas	576 páginas

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The Cherokee War of 1760	59

Days Penn Monette Holmes Annals	61

The Pontiac War	64

Tyranny of ORielly the first Spanish Governor of Louisiana	73

Dunmores War	77

Customs and Manners of the Early French Settlers of the West	83

The Western Wilderness	89

Incidents in the West of the War of the Revolution	95

The Hard Winter of 1780	124

Daniel Boone the Pioneer of Kentucky	125

Hunting among the Early Pioneers	131

Adventures of Kenton	133

Incidents of the Fur Trade	142

Lewis Whetzel the Indian Hunter	150

Heroism of the Pioneer Women	154

The Indian Summer	157

A Desperate Boat Fight	158

Rebellion in Tennessee	166

Border Warfare from 1783 to 1795	169

French and Spanish Intrigues in the West	188

The Whisky Insurrection	190

Frontier Desperadoes	192

Purchase of Louisiana	200

Interesting Narrative	203

Voyage of the First Western Steamboat	261

Sketch of Tecumseh and the Indian War of 1811	264

Kentucky Sports	273

The Western Boatmen	275

Indian Warfare	280

Incidents of the War of 1812 in the West	282

Experience of a Kentuckian at the Battle of New Orleans	297

Adventures of Oliver	307

Incidents of Emigration	312

The Rangers Adventure	321

Adventure of Audubon	329

Exploring Expeditions of Long Cass and Schoolcraft	332

Character of the Western People	339

Fascinating Life of the Mountain Hunter	344

The Blackhawk	361

Fremonts Expeditions	373

The Hunters Escape	385

Effect of Settlement on the Climate of the West	391

66	404

Terrible Sufferings of a Party of California Emigrants	455

Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Utah	464

Nebraska	476

Kansas	488