CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | [Kit Carson to the Rescue] | 17 |
| II. | [Under the Wagon] | 30 |
| III. | [Oliver Wins His Spurs] | 43 |
| IV. | [Word from Old Fort Laramie] | 56 |
| V. | [Frémont Says “Onward!”] | 68 |
| VI. | [Into the Wilder West] | 87 |
| VII. | [Over the Famed South Pass] | 96 |
| VIII. | [Planting the Highest Flag] | 111 |
| IX. | [The Voyaging of the Platte] | 124 |
| X. | [Frémont Calls Again] | 135 |
| XI. | [In Hostile Territory] | 147 |
| XII. | [The Emigrant Trail] | 155 |
| XIII. | [To the Great Salty Lake] | 167 |
| XIV. | [Sailing the Inland Sea] | 178 |
| XV. | [On to the Columbia] | 192 |
| XVI. | [Southward for the Unknown] | 203 |
| XVII. | [Scant Christmas Comfort] | 216 |
| XVIII. | [Forcing the Snowy Sierras] | 225 |
| XIX. | [At the Last Gasp] | 235 |
| XX. | [Down Through California] | 248 |
| XXI. | [The Vengeance of Kit Carson] | 259 |
| XXII. | [Poor Tabeau Pays the Price] | 276 |
| XXIII. | [The Home Stretch] | 288 |