Famous Scouts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781162608877)

Famous Scouts is a book written by Charles H. L. Johnston that highlights the lives and adventures of some of the most well-known scouts in history. The book includes stories of famous scouts such as Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett, Kit Carson, and Buffalo Bill Cody, among others. Each chapter focuses on a different scout and delves into their personal background, their skills as a scout, and their contributions to American history. The book also includes illustrations and photographs to help bring the stories to life. Famous Scouts is a great read for anyone interested in the history of scouting and the American frontier.1910. Including trappers, pioneers, and soldiers of the Frontier. Their hazardous and exciting adventures in the mighty drama of the White conquest of the American continent. These are stories of men who, impelled by love of adventure and fascinated by wild nature, deserted the places where those of their kind clustered together in towns, cities and small settlements, to plunge into a country peopled by men of a hostile race. Sample contents: Lewis and Clarke, the first bold explorers to reach the Pacific by the northern route; General Sam Houston, the savior of Texas; Kit Carson, the Nestor of the Rocky Mountains; Wild Bill Hickok, trapper, scout and fearless gun fighter; and much more. Illustrated. This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Charles H. L. Johnston
ISBN-10: 1162608870
ISBN-13: 9781162608877
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 380
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.88lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.78d