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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 F? 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
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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
DANIEL MORGAN:
THE FAMOUS VIRGINIAN RIFLEMAN, AND HIS ADVENTURES WITH THE INDIAN BEAR
DANIEL MORGAN was a famous Virginian rifleman. As a young man he enlisted in the French and Indian War, and joined an army under Colonel St. Clair, who, as you remember, no doubt, was so signally defeated by Little Turtle. The bravery of St. Clair sometimes amounted to rashness. His enemies have even accused him of indiscretion. At any rate, when camped near the head waters of the Mississippi, on the plains of the Chippewa, he placed his men near a dense forest, in which his redskinned enemies could easily pick off his sentinels without exposing themselves, in the least, to danger from return fire.
For five nights his army lay in this position, and for five nights a sentinel was posted near the gloomy borders of the forest. Alas! Every man who had held the place was shot. This struck terror to the hearts of the soldiers, and, when a sentinel was to be posted upon the sixth night, no one would come forward to take the position, without a serious protest. St. Clair knew that it was only throwing away men's lives to place a sentinel in such an exposed situation, so he insisted upon no one occupying it. This pleased his followers mightily. "Colonel," said many, "you are a sensible man."
Upon the evening of the sixth day, however, a rifleman from the Virginia corps appeared before the Colonel's tent. His name was Daniel Morgan.
"Sir," he remarked, saluting, "I feel that I can take charge of this post. Put me there and see what I can do."
St. Clair looked at him dubiously.
"I think that you are rather rash," said he. "But you can have what you desire. Go, and good luck to you, my son."
Soon afterwards, the new guard marched up. The scout fell in behind, shouldered his rifle, and went forward.
"I'll return safely," said he, as he followed the leading files. "And, Colonel St. Clair, I will drink your health in the morning."
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