{"product_id":"my-sixty-years-on-the-w-t-hamilton-9781667307244","title":"My Sixty Years on the Plains: The Classic Frontier Memoir from 1905","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"For sixty years I lived the life of the frontiersman-hunter, trapper, scout, and guide.\" - W. T. Hamilton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1905, My Sixty Years on the Plains is the vivid autobiography of William Thomas Hamilton (1822-1908), a legendary frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian fighter whose life spanned the closing of the American frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamilton recounts his extraordinary experiences in the Rocky Mountains and across the Great Plains, where he lived among Native American tribes, hunted and trapped for survival, and served as a scout during conflicts between settlers and Native peoples. His narrative captures both the hardships and adventures of frontier life-buffalo hunts, skirmishes, encounters with outlaws, and the relentless struggle against nature itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs both personal memoir and historical document, Hamilton's book provides a rare first-hand perspective on the fur trade, westward expansion, and the transformation of the American West in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential for readers of Western history, frontier memoirs, and Native American studies, My Sixty Years on the Plains remains a classic in the literature of the Old West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. T. Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 166730724X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781667307244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Antiquarius\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"W. T. Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874479321343,"sku":"9781667307244","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-sixty-years-on-the-w-t-hamilton-9781667307244","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}