Download or read book Buffalo Gordon on The Plains written by J. P. Sinclair Lewis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel in an ambitous series, "Buffalo Gordon on the Plains" follows Nate Gordon as he heads west, away from the place where he was a slave before joining the Union Army.
Download or read book Buffalo Gordon on The Plains written by J. P. Sinclair Lewis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The tumultuous years after the Civil War are seen through the unique perspective of an escaped slave who became a sergeant major of the United States Cavalry. Deep in the plains of Kansas, on the brink of a bitter winter, Nate Gordon must aid the United States in clearing the frontier of hostile Cheyenne warriors, the feared Dog Soldiers. When not clashing with these seasoned hunters, or the prejudices of his commanding officers, he seeks comfort in thinking of his headstrong, beautiful lover, Cara, a Comanche Mexican woman who is also an escaped slave. From his escape from slavery aboard a Louisiana steamboat, to the horrors he witnessed at the hands of murderous Missouri bushwhackers, Nate has known adventures and hardships. Armed with the knowledge of his experiences, Nate must prepare himself to meet his enemies as he joins forces with some of the West's most legendary characters including: "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Kit Carson, and General George Custer. But Nate's battle becomes more personal when he discovers that Cara, pregnant with his child, has been kidnapped by her cruel former master"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Buffalo Gordon written by J. P. Sinclair Lewis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-02-18 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first novel in a new series introduces former runaway slave Nate Gordon. Three years after leaving Louisiana, Nate returns as Sergeant Major of the Tenth United States Cavalry. His task is to form the second U.S. colored cavalry, the Ninth Negro. Poverty, corruption, and crime now thrive in the postwar South. Nate struggles keep outside forces at bay as the Ninth Cavalry moves from the docks of Louisiana to the wide open West.
Download or read book Thunder on the Plains written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief introduction to the history of the American buffalo and how it was almost hunted into extinction.
Download or read book Buffalo Adventures on the Western Plains written by Alfred Powers and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.
Download or read book Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump written by Gordon Reid and published by Calgary : Fifth House Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta is one of the oldest, largest, and best-preserved buffalo jump sites in North America and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1981. Author Gordon Reid has compiled a history of this significant site, describing the importance of the buffalo to Native peoples, how the jump was used, and the traditions and skills surrounding the hunt. He also looks at the excavation of the site, explaining how archaeologists uncovered artifacts, and what they learned about the history of the site and the people who used it. Also included is an overview of the resources offered by the Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump interpretive centre. This book, originally published in 1993, has been a very popular resource for tourists, educators, students, and people interested in Alberta's heritage. Completely updated and redesigned for this new edition, it will be the only book available that explains, in depth, the vital role of Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Native history.
Download or read book Ten Days on the Plains written by Henry Eugene Davies and published by Southern Methodist University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buffalo and Indians on the Great Plains written by Noel Grisham and published by Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the vast herds that were present at the time of Columbus, explains how the Indians hunted buffalo, and describes how buffalo were used for food, hides, clothing, ornaments, and weapons.
Download or read book Following the Great Herds written by Ryan P. Randolph and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2002-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the effects of westward expansion on the Plains Indian Nations who followed the seasonal migrations of buffalo herds.
Download or read book The Border and the Buffalo written by John R. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most important first-hand accounts about buffalo hunting that has been written. Originally published in 1907.
Download or read book Buffalo written by Kansas State Teachers College of Emporia. Department of English and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Where the Buffalo Roam written by Anne Matthews and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2002-11-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronicles the campaign by Frank and Deborah Popper to return to the Buffalo Commons on the Great Plains.
Download or read book The Border and the Buffalo written by John R. Cook and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buffalo Country written by Edward Raventon and published by Bower House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the days of the great buffalo herds as his focal point, the author looks at the Northern Plains through the lenses of geology, paleontology, biology, and especially history. He describes how the land was formed, chronicles the fantastic prehistoric animals that came and went, and tells the stories of the humans--natives and settlers alike--who have lived on this land.
Download or read book The Evolutionary Ecology Of Plants written by Jane H Bock and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a broad view of contemporary research in evolutionary plant ecology. It illustrates the broad spectrum of life history stages which affect plant reproductive success in some fashion.
Download or read book True tales of the plains by Buffalo Bill written by William F. Cody and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Border and the Buffalo written by Milo Milton Quaife and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1938 edition.
