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100 1 _aGrinnell, George Bird,
_d1849-1938
245 1 0 _aBeyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur-Traders
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-02-07
508 _aE-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur Traders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the tumultuous period of western expansion in the United States, focusing on the lives and experiences of early fur traders and their encounters with Native American tribes. It offers a vivid portrayal of exploration, survival, and the transformative conflicts of the era. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the adventures that will unfold as it paints a picture of the American West before settlement. It describes the dangerous trek into largely uncharted territories, where traders and explorers faced not only the harshness of nature but also the threats posed by Native tribes defending their lands. As settlers began their arduous journeys westward in search of wealth and opportunity, Grinnell introduces key figures, such as fur trader Alexander Ross, whose firsthand accounts and experiences will serve as a lens through which readers can understand the complexities of the fur trade and the rich yet perilous tapestry of life "beyond the old frontier." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
653 _aIndians of North America -- West (U.S.)
653 _aRoss, Alexander, 1783-1856
653 _aRuxton, George Frederick Augustus, 1820-1848
653 _aGarrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887
653 _aPalliser, John, 1807-1887
653 _aFur trade -- West (U.S.)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/54125
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