The Montana Frontier 1852-1864 - Stuart, Granville

The Montana Frontier, 1852-1864 was originally published in 1925 as Volume I of Granville Stuart's classic Forty Years on the Frontier, based on his reminiscences and journals. The opening chapter reviews his early years in Virginia, Illinois, and Iowa; the narrative proper begins in 1852 when the eighteen-year-old Stuart headed for California with his father and his brother James. ("There was not a habitation from the Missouri river until the small settlement of Salt Lake was reached; nor one from Salt Lake until the Sierra Nevada mountains were crossed.") The volume covers his experiences in California, including an account of the Rogue River War, and describes how-almost fortuitously-he was able to confirm rumors of gold in present-day Montana. Because they lacked equipment and supplies, the Stuart brothers were unable to cash in on their find until 1860; during the interim they were traders along the emigrant road near Fort Bridger. After 1860 Stuart became a permanent resident of Deer Lodge; in 1864, thanks in great part to his efforts, Montana became a United States territor....

The Montana Frontier 1852-1864  - Stuart, Granville

Verlag: University of Nebraska Press

Erscheinungsdatum: 1977

Einband: Paperback / Taschenbuch

Zustand: The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact.Very good condition

Auflage: 10.Auflage

Format: 20,5 cm (8°), Seiten: 272,;