While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild Western Days of Colorado

E14 - Western Adventure Prep.: Civilian and Military Guidance 1859


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Tribal Stories from Captain Randolph Marcy       Guns and Equipment      Guides     Black Beaver     Rattlesnake Bit and Remedy   Blackfeet     Denver and Auraria   William Byers    

Two interesting guide books, one civilian and one military prove valuable sources for firsthand intelligence regarding heading west in 1859.  William Byers (future editor of the Rocky Mountain News) and General Marcy, Army western explorer both publish wonderful accounts that shed light on the character of the old west, the wild western frontier.

Native American stories by Marcy included.  

The pure dope, not a doctor's version of it. 

 

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While Buffalo Roamed: The Wild Western Days of ColoradoBy Jonathan Summer Publishing