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James O. Pattie published the book, “The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie, Of Kentucky,” in 1833. The narrative was an account of his travels across the plains in 1825 with his father, Sylvester.
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In the spring of 1825 Sylvester Pattie determined to outfit a trade expedition from St. Louis to the Indian country of the upper Missouri (the Dakotas and Montana).
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July 23, 2021
In the year 1868 life was exciting in Kansas and growing more exciting by the day.
The first railroad to be built across the state in 1867 to the end-of-track at a place called Coyote (just west of present-day Collyer, Kan.).
At 61 years of age, Nelson Buck was a reputable Illinois surveyor. In Nebraska he was about to realize his dream of “seeing the West.”
Read moreA friend of mine recently asked when my family truly begins to enjoy summer.
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