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Crossing the Plains, Days of ’57

by William Audley Maxwell

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  1. 1Foreword
  2. 2Chapter I — Forsaking the Old in Quest of the New. First Camp — For…
  3. 3Chapter II — Laramie Fashions and Sioux Etiquette. A Trophy. Chimne…
  4. 4Chapter III — Lost in the Black Hills. Devil’s Gate. Why a Mountain…
  5. 5Chapter IV — Disquieting Rumors of Redmen. Consolidation for Safety…
  6. 6Chapter V — The Holloway Massacre
  7. 7Chapter VI — Origin of “Piker.” Before the Era of Canned Goods and…
  8. 8Chapter VII — Tangled by a Tornado…
  9. 9Chapter VIII — Disaster Overtakes the Wood Family
  10. 10Chapter IX — Mysterious Visitors. Extra Sentries. An Anxious Night
  11. 11Chapter X — Challenge to Battle
  12. 12Chapter XI — Sagebrush Justice
  13. 13Chapter XII — Night Travel, From Arid Wastes to Limpid Waters
  14. 14Chapter XIII — Into the Settlements. Halt

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