Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains Classic Reprint written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains Some apology, I am aware, is necessary for offering so meagre an account of Mexico as that which is set before the reader in the following pages. In justice to myself, however, I may state that all the notes and memoranda of the country I passed through, as well as several valuable and interesting documents and mss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Wild Life in the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wild Life in the Rocky Mountains: A True Tale of Rough Adventure in the Days of the Mexican War Adventures in Mexico, by Lieutenant Ruxton which precedes it in this Library of Adventure. Here we take up the story of our author's journey northward from Chihuahua to the Rocky Mountains. Passing through treeless deserts, where he and his animals suffered much from lack of water, he arrived at Valverde, and there met the advanced post of the American army, which had invaded Mexico after the declaration of war in May of this year, 1846. At this place Buxton's servants left him, and thenceforth he had to shift for himself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Augustus Frederick Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George F. Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of Ruxton's classic account of the great frontier This is young Frederick Ruxton's second volume of his Western frontier adventures. Readers may be confused by the many titles this author's work have been given. These have occurred primarily as the totality of his writing has been divided in different ways to suit the needs of a particular publisher. In this special two volume edition from Leonaur-available in hardcover with dust jacket for collectors and in softcover-all of Ruxton's exciting western writings appear together. In this volume Ruxton comes in contact with the deadly knights of the south-west-the Comanche's-and with many other perils of the American wilderness. This was a time of turmoil between the United States and Mexico and war, with all its uncertainties, was also imminent. 'Life in the Far West', the first of the series is also available from Leonaur.
Download or read book Rocky Mountain Adventures Classic Reprint written by Mason Bradford Shelton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Rocky Mountain Adventures Gold had been discovered in California in 1849. Men went wild if not crazy over the excitement. Large fortunes were made by men, whether they were worthy of them or not. Of course glowing descriptions of the country, and the great wealth men were accumulating, were published in all the leading papers and magazines, but they failed to tell that for every success there were at least one hundred failures. These auriferous products of Nature were discovered in liberal quantities in 1859 on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains near Denver, Colorado. The old excitement had partly subsided, but the world was set on fire a second time. The war between the States covered the blaze, so to speak, for four yeais, but the embers were there waiting to be uncovered, when the time was ripe. In the early part of 1867 with a few hundred dollars and several of those sparks of Hope still alive and ready for duty, I decided to beard the lion in his den. As it was then too early in the year, the season not being suitable to cross the plains or prospect for gold in the mountains, I accepted for the time a position in a wholesale dry goods store in Nashville, Tenn., to terminate at my own option. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains 1848 written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1848 Edition.
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Download or read book Lost in the Rockies written by Edward Sylvester Ellis and published by . This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Lost in the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in the Rocky Mountains It is not often that a vigorous young man devoted to athletic sports and pastimes, fond of fishing and hunting, and a fine horseman, injures his health on account of too close application to study; but that is precisely what occurred in the case of Arlos Hay-man when he was only eighteen years of age. Arlos found, upon going back to his studies in the civil engineering school one autumn, that he had fallen woefully behind his class. He was so humiliated that he set his teeth with the grim resolution that he would forswear all amusement and exercise until he had fully made up his deficiencies. And he did it. Ho pulled up to the head of his class, only in the hour of triumph to collapse utterly. Had he not been accustomed to active, outdoor life, this might not have happened. His condition was alarming. Heroic measures were all that could save him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains by George F Ruxton written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Frederick Ruxton (24 July 1821 - 29 August 1848) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was a Lieutenant in the British Army, received a medal for gallantry from Queen Isabella II of Spain, was a hunter and explorer and published papers and books about his travels to Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States. He observed the westward expansion of the United States in the 1840s during the period when the country's government was pursuing its policy of manifest destiny.He was the first author to write "extensively" of the mountain men of the Rocky Mountains. Early life George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, or George Augustus Frederick Ruxton, was born to Anna Maria Hay Ruxton and John Ruxton, Esquire near Oxfordshire, England. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Patrick Hay, a descendent of the house of Tweeddales. Ruxton attended Turnbridge School and began his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but left before receiving his commission.He had an adventuresome spirit: "I was a vagabond in all my propensities. Everything quiet or commonplace I detested and my spirit chafed within me to see the world and participate in scenes of novelty and danger."Spain He was a soldier during a Spanish Civil War, 1833-39 at the age of 17. He became a lancer under Diego de Leon and received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand from Queen Isabella II for his gallantry at Belascoain. He wrote of his experiences in the Far West: I must confess that the very happiest moments of my life have been spent in the wilderness of the Far West; and I never recall, but with pleasure, the remembrance of my solitary camp in the Bayou Salade [Salt valley of South Park, Colorado], with no friend near me more faithful than my rifle, and no companions more sociable than my good horse and mules, or the attendant cayute which nightly serenaded us. With a plentiful supply of dry pine-logs on the fire, and its cheerful blaze streaming far up into the sky, illuminating the valley far and near, and, pipe in mouth, watch the blue smoke as it curled upwards, building castles in the vapoury wreaths, and, in the fantastic shapes it assumed, peopling the solitude with figures of those far away... I believe not one instance could be adduced of even the most polished and civilised of men, who had once tasted the sweets of its attendant liberty, and freedom from every worldly care, not regretting the moment when he exchanged it for the monotonous life of the settlements, nor sighing and sighing again once more to partake of its pleasures and allurements..............."
Download or read book South by West written by Rose Georgina Kingsley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-16 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from South by West: Or Winter in the Rocky Mountains and Spring in Mexico On the Atlantic, it ought to become the entrepot of a vast traffic, not only between California and New York, but even - so some think - between China and Europe. Heaven grant that that and all wholesome developments may be effected fiom within, by the Mexicans themselves, under the guidance of some wise and virtuous President; and anarchy and brigandage be peacefully exterminated, by the exter mination of their true causes - ignorance and want. If not, the work will have to be done - perhaps in rougher fashion, and perhaps sorely agalnst their will - by the American people. However much the wisest of them may shrink from the thought of annexation, they are growing less and less inclined to tolerate, along the whole frontier of Texas and New Mexico, a state of society which is as injurious to the Mexicans themselves as to the American settlers, and which has, in the last few years, given a pretext for armed invasion and usurpation by the Ultramontane party in Europe. That experiment, it is true, is not likely soon to be repeated. But it will be the duty of the patriotic President of the United States to prevent even the chance of its repetition and to carry out at all risks - as far as Mexico is concerned - the Monroe doctrine. However, we must hope better things for that fair but hapless land. We must hope that her govern ment will so conduct itself toward foreign statesmen as to re-enter honourably the comity of Nations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains Primary Source Edition written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book In the Heart of the Rockies written by G. A. Henty and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado Paid several visits to the country in 1878 and the following years in quest of sport, and was the first white man to penetrate the recesses of the higher mountains. At that time the Indians had almost entirely deserted the country. For the details of the dangers and difficulties of the passage through the canons I am indebted to the official report of Major Powell, published by the United States govern. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Big Horn Treasure written by John F. Cargill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Big-Horn Treasure: A Tale of Rocky Mountain Adventure About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Adventures in Mexico Classic Reprint written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Adventures in Mexico The first volume of this Library of Adventure was a description of trapper life in "The Old West" by George Frederick Ruxton. The author of that remarkable book made the second of his three visits to America in 1846-47, this time landing at Vera Cruz, and travelling on horseback from the city of Mexico northward to Santa Fe, about 2,000 miles as the trail bore. He then pushed on to the Rocky Mountains, where he lived the life of a free hunter until it was time to return to England, which he did by way of St. Louis and New York. In the spring of 1848 he published a narrative of his adventures that was pronounced by the most exacting of London critics "one of the most fascinating volumes which of late years has issued from the press." Ruxton arrived at Vera Cruz in August, 1846, and proceeded by way of Jalapa to the city of Mexico. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
