03165nam 2200697 a 450 991081398770332120200520144314.01-282-42448-397866124244890-8032-2687-X(CKB)2670000000008996(EBL)471739(OCoLC)609692252(SSID)ssj0000361040(PQKBManifestationID)11286945(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000361040(PQKBWorkID)10347373(PQKB)11014801(MdBmJHUP)muse11937(Au-PeEL)EBL471739(CaPaEBR)ebr10375815(CaONFJC)MIL242448(MiAaPQ)EBC471739(EXLCZ)99267000000000899620090715d2009 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHere you have my story eyewitness accounts of the nineteenth-century Central Plains /edited and with an introduction by Richard E. JensenLincoln University of Nebraska Pressc20091 online resource (400 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-2660-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-375) and index.Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1. Indian Country; 2. Military Campaigns and Army Life; 3. Overland Freighting on the Plains; 4. White Settlement; Notes; Bibliography; IndexHere You Have My Story vividly describes life on the early Plains in the words of those who came to settle in the rugged region. Originally published by the Nebraska State Historical Society between 1885 and 1919, these stories provide surprisingly accurate recollections of events and life on the Great Plains, with a focus on Nebraska. Many are filled with interactions with Native Americans, from Samuel Allis's experiences as a missionary to the Pawnees, to Henry Fontenelle's history of the Omaha Indians, to an account of the Powder River Expedition. Early freighters and cattle drovers share tFrontier and pioneer lifeNebraskaSourcesLand settlementNebraskaHistorySourcesIndians of North AmericaNebraskaHistory19th centurySourcesFrontier and pioneer lifeGreat PlainsSourcesLand settlementGreat PlainsHistorySourcesIndians of North AmericaGreat PlainsHistorySourcesNebraskaHistory19th centurySourcesGreat PlainsHistory19th centurySourcesFrontier and pioneer lifeLand settlementHistoryIndians of North AmericaHistoryFrontier and pioneer lifeLand settlementHistoryIndians of North AmericaHistory978.2/02Jensen Richard E1665169MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813987703321Here you have my story4023636UNINA