Lewis Hector Garrard (1829–1887)
Auteur de Wah-to-yah and the Taos Trail
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Lewis Hector Garrard
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Garrard, Lewis Hector
- Date de naissance
- 1829-06-15
- Date de décès
- 1887-07-07
- Lieu de sépulture
- Spring Grove Cemetery Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Cincinnati Hamilton County Ohio, USA
- Lieu du décès
- Lakewood Chautauqua County New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Membres
Discussions
Lewis Garrard: Wah-To-Yah and the Taos Trail à Western Americana Gang (Janvier 2023)
Critiques
A 17 year-old traverses the Santa Fe trail to Fort Bent in 1846, and forays towards Taos in a party sent to put down a rebellion. Spends some time with the Cheyenne, and battles the Comanche in SE Colorado. I couldn't help but be reminded of Blood Meridian, set a few years later. A younger, less educated Francis Parkman. The course period language is preserved and in some cases is now shocking.
Lewis Garrard, a youth of 17, left Independance, MO and took the Sante Fe Trail to Taos, NM in the 1840's. His remarkable ability to observe and make friends with the mountain men and teamsters are recorded here.
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 2
- Membres
- 158
- Popularité
- #133,026
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 3
- ISBN
- 13
We are extremely fortunate he was educated, took notes, had an excellent memory, and upon his return, he wrote this book. I found it at the Bent's Old Fort NHS bookstore. I usually purchase books recommended by the staff; while I don't remember if that was the case, I'm not sure what would have otherwise prompted me to purchase this rather unassuming book.… (plus d'informations)