Format:
1 online resource (400 pages)
ISBN:
9780803226876
Content:
Here You Have My Story vividly describes life on the early Plains in the words of those who came to settle in the rugged region. Originally published by the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1885 and 1919, these stories provide surprisingly accurate recollections of events and life on the Great Plains, with a focus on Nebraska. Many are filled with interactions with Native Americans, from Samuel Allis's experiences as a missionary to the Pawnees, to Henry Fontenelle's history of the Omaha Indians, to an account of the Powder River Expedition. Early freighters and cattle drovers share their personal experiences, including the dangers and difficulties of travel, and Nebraska's state-builders describe the early days of Omaha and the construction of the first state capitol building in Lincoln.
Content:
Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Indian Country -- Reminiscences of a Teacheramong the Nebraska Indians, 1843-1885 -- Forty Years among the Indians and on the Eastern Borders of Nebraska -- History of the Omaha Indians -- At Bellevue in the Thirties -- 2. Military Campaigns and Army Life -- My Very First Visit to the Pawnee Village in 1855 -- The Pawnee War of 1859 -- The Pawnee Indian War, 1859 -- The Massacre at Oak Grove Ranch -- History of the Powder River Indian Expedition of 1865 -- 3. Overland Freighting on the Plains -- Along the Overland Trail in Nebraska in 1852 -- Freighting on the Plains -- Overland Freighting from Nebraska City -- Freighting Across the Plains in 1856, a Personal Experience -- 4. White Settlement -- Part of the Making of a Great State -- Nebraska in the Fifties -- Recollections of Omaha, 1855-61 -- Reminiscences of Early Days in Nebraska -- Early Days at the Salt Basin -- History of the First State Capitol -- Personal Recollections of Early Days in Decatur, Nebraska -- Early Days on the Little Blue -- Adventures on the Plains, 1865-67 -- Reminiscences of the Crusade in Nebraska -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803226609
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780803226609
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=471739
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