Project Gutenberg 2017-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 252 Grinnell, George Bird 1849 1938 13019510 Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur-Traders E-text prepared by Larry B. Harrison, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Beyond the Old Frontier: Adventures of Indian-Fighters, Hunters, and Fur Traders" by George Bird Grinnell is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the tumultuous period of western expansion in the United States, focusing on the lives and experiences of early fur traders and their encounters with Native American tribes. It offers a vivid portrayal of exploration, survival, and the transformative conflicts of the era. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for the adventures that will unfold as it paints a picture of the American West before settlement. It describes the dangerous trek into largely uncharted territories, where traders and explorers faced not only the harshness of nature but also the threats posed by Native tribes defending their lands. As settlers began their arduous journeys westward in search of wealth and opportunity, Grinnell introduces key figures, such as fur trader Alexander Ross, whose firsthand accounts and experiences will serve as a lens through which readers can understand the complexities of the fur trade and the rich yet perilous tapestry of life "beyond the old frontier." (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) Ross, Alexander, 1783-1856 Ruxton, George Frederick Augustus, 1820-1848 Garrard, Lewis Hector, 1829-1887 Palliser, John, 1807-1887 Fur trade -- West (U.S.) F590.3 Text Category: Adventure Category: History - American 677796 2025-07-21T12:51:17.053773 text/html 634815 2024-10-23T01:43:23 text/html 2378650 2025-07-21T12:51:26.829723 application/epub+zip 2382463 2025-07-21T12:51:19.269745 application/epub+zip 329153 2025-07-21T12:51:18.083716 application/epub+zip 2546981 2025-07-21T12:51:32.394664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2494628 2025-07-21T12:51:25.738694 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 444164 2022-09-24T16:22:01.650118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568302 2025-07-21T12:51:15.926806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 548140 2024-10-23T01:43:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18733 2025-07-21T12:51:32.549661 application/rdf+xml 19341 2025-07-21T12:51:18.222755 image/jpeg 3154 2025-07-21T12:51:18.153756 image/jpeg 2155744 2025-07-21T12:51:17.158733 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia