An edition of The Great West
(1859)
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, Kansas, etc., etc
Enl. ed.
by Henry Howe
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Mississippi River Valley, West (U.S.)
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Table of Contents
vol.1. Historical sketch of the West
Discovery of the Mississippi
Scenery of Lake Superior
Explorations of Marquette and La Salle
Sufferings of the early French missionaries of the West
Curiosities at Michilimackinac
Life among the Prairie Dogs
The Mississippi bubble
The French and Indian War in the West
The Cherokee War of 1760
The Pontiac War
The Cypress swamps of the Mississippi
Tyranny of O'Reilly, the first Spanish Governor of Louisiana
Dunmore's war
Customs and manners of the early French settlers of the West
The Western wilderness
Incidents in the West of the War of the Revolution
The natural tunnel
The hard winter of 1780
Daniel Boone, the pioneer of Kentucky
Hunting among the early pioneers
Adventures of Kenton
Incidents of the Fur Trade
Lewis Whetzel, the Indian hunter
Marshall's pillar
Heroism of the pioneer women
The Indian summer
A desperate boat fight
Rebellion in Tennessee
Border warfare from 1783 to 1795
French and Spanish intrigues in the West
The Whisky Insurrection
Frontier desperadoes
Purchase of Louisiana
Interesting narrative
Strange mental and physical phenomena.
vol.2. Life among the early settlers of the West
Origin of camp meetings
Lewis and Clarke's and Pike's exploring expeditions
Adventure of Colter
Conspiracy of Aaron Burr
The Great Prairie wilderness
The Great Earthquake of 1811
Voyage of the first western steamboat
Sketch of Tecumseh and the Indian War of 1811
Kentucky sports
The Western boatmen
Indian warfare
Incidents of the War of 1812 in the West
Visit to the mammoth cave
Adventures of Oliver
Incidents of Emigration
The public domain
The Ranger's adventure
Wild Bill, or the Mississippi Orson
The fanatical pilgrims
The Missouri Compromise
Adventure of Audubon
Exploring expeditions of Long, Cass and Schoolcraft
Life among the trappers
Ogilvie's adventure
Character of the Western people
Fascinating life of the mountain hunter
Adventure of a trapper
The commerce of the prairies
The Black Hawk War
The pestilence, a frontier sketch
The educated Indian trapper
Life in the mountains of Virginia
Fremont's expeditions
Sketch of Mormonism
The hunter's escape
The Indians of the Great Prairie wilderness
Effect of settlement on the climate of the West
Historical and descriptive sketches of Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, California
Terrible sufferings of a party of California emigrants
Historical and descriptive sketch of Utah
The Great Salt Desert of Utah
Historical and descriptive sketch of Minnesota
Washington Territory
Nebraska and Kansas
Pacific Railroad.
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