CONTENTS

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Preface[vii]
The Frontiersman[ix]
Daniel Morgan: The Famous Virginian Rifleman, and His Adventures with the Indian Bear[1]
James Harrod: Founder of Harrodsburg, Kentucky, and Famous Scout of the Frontier[8]
Robert McLellan: Pluckiest of the Early Pioneers[19]
Colonel Benjamin Logan: The Intrepid Fighter of the Kentucky Frontier[51]
George Rogers Clarke: Famous Leader of the Borderland of Kentucky[64]
John Slover: Scout under Crawford and Hero of Extraordinary Adventures[84]
Lewis Wetzel: Heroic Virginia Frontiersman and Implacable Enemy of the Redskins[103]
Samuel Colter: And His Wonderful Race for Life[122]
Meshack Browning: The Celebrated Bear Hunter of the Alleghanies[129]
“Bill” Bent: Hero of the Old Santa Fé Trail[167]
Thomas Eddie: The Last of the Old School Trappers[181]
Jim Bridger: Founder of Bridger, Wyoming, and Famous Indian Fighter[200]
“Old Bill” Williams: The Famous Log Rider of Colorado[213]
“Big Foot” Wallace: Noted Ranger on the Texan Frontier[223]
Captain Jack Hays: Famous Texan Ranger and Commander of Valiant Border Fighters[257]
Bill Hamilton: Famous Trapper, Trader, and Indian Fighter[279]
Uncle Job Witherspoon: And His Exciting Adventures with the Blackfeet[301]
Henry Shane: Heroic Scout of the plain of Teas[314]
Poor Jerry Lane: The Lost Trapper of Wyoming[337]
The Song of the Moose[351]
Retrospect[355]

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Daniel Morgan[Frontispiece]
James Harrod[8]
Battle of Fallen Timbers[19]
“Began to lug him back to the fort”[54]
George Rogers Clarke[64]
John Slover[84]
Indians torturing a prisoner[98]
“He now turned and ran as fast as he was able—loading as he went”[108]
“There was ever the danger of an onrush by the redskins”[139]
“Had killed innumerable braves in open conflict”[167]
Jim Bridger[200]
“Big Foot” Wallace[225]
“Uncle Bill” Hamilton[279]
An Indian Buffalo Hunt[283]
A Comanche Warrior[330]
“Lured to their end by the low, soothing cry”[354]

Famous Frontiersmen

AND HEROES OF THE BORDER