beckwourth, james pierson

Offers a brief introduction to the life and times of frontiersman James Beckwourth, discussing his efforts to save his family from Native American raids, how he became a Crow war chief, why Beckwourth Pass is named after him, and other related topics.

Biography of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, Indian chief, trader, gold seeker, innkeeper, and rancher who discovered a pass in the Sierra Nevadas which bears his name.

Chronicles the life of nineteenth-century African-American mountain man James Beckwourth, describing his years as a wilderness guide and trapper; his decade living with the Crow Nation, during which he became a chief; and his experiences as a scout for the U.S. Army, including the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864.

Examines the life and career of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, and trader.

Presents a comprehensive biography of former slave and western pioneer Jim Beckwourth, whose white father freed him when he was nine and sent him to school; and follows his journeys out west.

A biography of the Negro blacksmith from St. Louis who became a trapper, mountain man, adopted Crow chief, and a guerilla fighter in the Mexican War.

Presents a biography of James Beckwourth, slave, scout, mountain man, Indian chief, and storyteller, and provides information on his childhood, his life as a trapper, and his sense of adventure that lead to westward expansion.

Examines the life and career of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, and trader.

Biography of the nineteenth-century hunter, trapper, Indian chief, trader, gold seeker, innkeeper, and rancher who discovered a pass in the Sierra Nevadas which bears his name.