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Title :
The Story of the Wild West and Camp Fire Chats
author:
Buffalo Bill
published:
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Historical Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
circa
1888
binding:
NICE pictorial hardcover
size:
apx 9" x 6.5" and 2.75" thick! with
766 pages
ILLUSTRATED with 250 engravings,
made especially for this book
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Contents:
[some listed out at the very end of this listing]
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A
Full and Complete History
of the Renowned Pioneer
Quartet-
Boone, Crockett, Carson and Buffalo Bill.
With graphic descriptions of Wild Life & Thrilling Adventures by Famous Heroes of the Frontier. A Record of Exciting Events on the Western Borders Pushed Westward to the Sea:
Massacres
, Desperate Battles, Extraordinary Bravery, Marvelous Fortitude, Astounding Heroism, Grand Hunts,
Savage Encounters [with Indians]
, Adventures by Flood & Field, Rollicking Anecdotes, Tales of Sorrow, Droll Stories, Curious escapades, and a melange of incidents that make up the Melodrama of civilization in its March Over Mountains and Prairies to the Pacific. Including a Description of Buffalo Bill's Conquests in England With His Wild West Exhibition, Where Royalty from all the European Nations Paid Him a Generous Homage & Made His Wonderful Show the Greatest Success of Modern Times.
also includes Texas Jack, Sitting Bull, and General George Custer
Full of every bit of information about those 4 men
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Did you know that Crockett's Grandparents were murdered by Indians?
o
r that Carson married an Indian girl? Or that Boone was broke towards the end of his life?
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Condition:
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-all of my books are VERY OLD and have wear. I try to explain the worse, but I am human and sometimes I do miss a thing or 2.
very good plus..... for its age-
boards -
very secure,
professionally rebound
with the front cover and spine laid over the new covers / a very small green spot to the front cover -above the 'W'
textblock
- pages very secure
outer joints
- perfect
spine
- ends are very good / spine has been re-backed when re-bound
inner hinges
- very good
pages
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very clean
- a few small spots
writing
- name, city, & date on ffep, plus the remnants of a very small sticker on this page
rips /folds
- 5 leaves with taped edges - showed you the worse one by far [ next to yellow paper] /
no folds or rips
other:
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title page is missing,
you can print one off from archive.org [ shown just below] /
a good, CLEAN, & very solid book!
Pictures are from archive.org's book & only a small portion of the 250
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LIFE IS SHORT
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saves you time!
THE LIFE OF DANIEL BOONE:
CHAPTER ONE: America in the Early Days / Contact of the White & Red Races / How the Pioneer Developed into a Hero / Birth of Daniel Boone /The Ancestors of Boone / Daniel's First Adventure /Becomes a Hunter at an Early Age /Seeks a Hiding place on the Schuylkill / Boone Plays a Joke on His Bibulous Teacher / Removal of the Boone Family to North Carolina / The Cherokee War.
CHAPTER TWO: Explorations in the West / A History of the First Expeditions / Dispute as to when Boone first Visited Kentucky / The Record Found on a Tree / Boone's Autobiography / The Happy Hunting Grounds of Kentucky / Finley the Earliest Visitor to Kentucky / Boone & Companions Seek the Far West / The Dark & Bloody Ground / Why so Called / Capture of Boone by Indians / A Wonderful Escape / Boone's Companions Mysteriously Missing / The Burned Cabin
CHAPTER THREE: Alone in the Wilderness / Death of Stuart at the Hands of Indians / Boone Left Alone / The Fate of His Companions / Return of Boone's Brother with Glad Tidings
CHAPTER FOUR: Boone's Family Removes to Kentucky / Attack of the Indians / Earliest Efforts at Settlement / War against the Shawanese / Battle of Pleasant Point / Another Exploration of Kentucky / Building of Boonesborough Fort
CHAPTER FIVE: Description of Boonesborough /Settlement at Harrodsburg / Founding of Bryan's Station / Founding of Lexington / Capture of 3 White Girls by Indians / Pursuit of the Captors / Attack on the Indians / Rescue of the Girls
CHAPTER SIX: Troubles Begin to Multiply / Annoyed by the Indians /Alarm of the Settlers / Attack on Boonesborough /Errors in Boone's Autobiography
CHAPTER SEVEN: Boone again Made Prisoner by the Indians / Is Adopted by the Shawanese / Wonderful Escape of Boone / A Brush with the Indians /Siege of Boonesborough
CHAPTER EIGHT: Boone is Ambushed and Robbed / Reflections on His Honesty / Killing of Boone's Brother / Rescue of Boone by Kenton / Siege of Bryan's Station / The Brave Water Carriers / Bringing on the Engagement / Ambush of a Relief Party / Girty Compelled to Retreat
CHAPTER NINE: Pursuit of the Indians / A Critical Situation / Boone's Counsel Disregarded / The Attack / The Slaughter / Boone's Report of the Battle
CHAPTER TEN: A Retaliatory Expedition / Atrocities Perpetrated by the Indians / Major Ballard's Great Fight /Massacre of the Ballard Family / A Battle Commemorated by the Kentucky Legislature / A Negro Defends a Family / Heroism of a Woman / Flat boat Emigration / Massacre of a Family & Capture of Two Girls / Pursuit of the Savages / Rescue of the Girls / Slaughter of the Indians / First Marriage in Cincinnati / The Ill-fated Crawford Expedition / A Disastrous Retreat / Burning of Col. Crawford / Death of Simon Girty
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Cessation of Hostility and a Period of Prosperity / Boone Engages in Agricultural Pursuits / Boone Discomfits Four Indians / Another Threatened Invasion / Trouble with the Indians Renewed / Attack on a Settler's Cabin / A Horrible Story of a Massacre / Killing of the Captive Girl / Capture of Simon Kenton and His Punishment / A Mazeppa Ride / A Treaty of Peace that Brought No Relief
CHAPTER TWELVE: Last Days of Boone / He is Impoverished and Removes to Virginia / Offers of Assistance from the Spanish / His Removal to Missouri / Acquiring Lands in the West / Boone's Autograph Letter / The Troubles that Beset Him / His Petitions to Congress / Restrictions on Religious Worship / Attack on the Post of St. Louis / Church Services in the Early Days / How Boone Paid His Debts / Death of His Wife / How He Passed His Latter Days / Boone Marks the Site for His Grave / Painting of Boone's Portrait / Death of Boone / Public Services over His Remains / The Remains Honored by Kentucky / Impressive Services 25 Years after His Death / The Body Removed to Kentucky
part from Buffalo Bill :
CHAPTER 21: Scouting with the Fifth Calvary / Indian Depredations / Report of the Custer Massacre /Causes Leading Thereto / Custer's Reports / Miners in the Black Hills / Indians Supplied with Ammunition by the Government / War Declared against the Sioux / Movement of Troops / Crook Attacked by
Sitting Bull
/ Custer Selected to Strike the Blow /
Custer Strikes the Indians
/ Hoping Against Hope / The Massacre / After the Murderers of Custer / A Challenge /My Duel with Yellow Hand /A Moment of Great Danger /
The 1st Scalp for Custer
/ Again in Pursuit of the Sioux / A Little Dust Causes an Excitement / Again on the Trail
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