Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875

Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875
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Book Synopsis Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875 by : James Richard Mead

Download or read book Hunting and Trading on the Great Plains, 1859-1875 written by James Richard Mead and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James R. Mead, explorer, naturalist, and plainsman, came to Kansas Territory in 1859. He hunted buffalo, built trading posts in Towanda, on the Ninnescah River near Clearwater, and came to Wichita in 1870. He was responsible for bringing the cattle drives to Wichita, and was a good friend of Jesse Chisholm, Kit Carson, Buffalo Bill Mathewson, and Chief Satanta. Mead was a state senator and president of the Kansas State Historical Society. His writings encompass the territorial days through the march of civilization, and give a firsthand account of buffalo, Native Americans, and the honor of the early settlers.


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