Adventures In Mexico And The Rocky Mountains 1848

Author : George Frederick Ruxton
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781498198127
Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (1848) written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Literary Licensing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is A New Release Of The Original 1848 Edition.

Author : George Frederick Augustus Ruxton
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Total Pages : 372 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Frederick Ruxton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781535502375
Total Pages : 194 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains, by George F. Ruxton written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Frederick Ruxton (24 July 1821 - 29 August 1848) was a British explorer and travel writer. He was a Lieutenant in the British Army, received a medal for gallantry from Queen Isabella II of Spain, was a hunter and explorer and published papers and books about his travels to Africa, Canada, Mexico and the United States. He observed the westward expansion of the United States in the 1840s during the period when the country's government was pursuing its policy of manifest destiny.He was the first author to write "extensively" of the mountain men of the Rocky Mountains. Early life George Frederick Augustus Ruxton, or George Augustus Frederick Ruxton, was born to Anna Maria Hay Ruxton and John Ruxton, Esquire near Oxfordshire, England. His maternal grandfather was Colonel Patrick Hay, a descendent of the house of Tweeddales. Ruxton attended Turnbridge School and began his education at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, but left before receiving his commission.He had an adventuresome spirit: "I was a vagabond in all my propensities. Everything quiet or commonplace I detested and my spirit chafed within me to see the world and participate in scenes of novelty and danger."Spain He was a soldier during a Spanish Civil War, 1833-39 at the age of 17. He became a lancer under Diego de Leon and received the Laureate Cross of Saint Ferdinand from Queen Isabella II for his gallantry at Belascoain. He wrote of his experiences in the Far West: I must confess that the very happiest moments of my life have been spent in the wilderness of the Far West; and I never recall, but with pleasure, the remembrance of my solitary camp in the Bayou Salade [Salt valley of South Park, Colorado], with no friend near me more faithful than my rifle, and no companions more sociable than my good horse and mules, or the attendant cayute which nightly serenaded us. With a plentiful supply of dry pine-logs on the fire, and its cheerful blaze streaming far up into the sky, illuminating the valley far and near, and, pipe in mouth, watch the blue smoke as it curled upwards, building castles in the vapoury wreaths, and, in the fantastic shapes it assumed, peopling the solitude with figures of those far away... I believe not one instance could be adduced of even the most polished and civilised of men, who had once tasted the sweets of its attendant liberty, and freedom from every worldly care, not regretting the moment when he exchanged it for the monotonous life of the settlements, nor sighing and sighing again once more to partake of its pleasures and allurements..............."

Author : George Frederick Augustus Ruxton
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230196893
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1848 edition. Excerpt: ...before, which food is often fatal to horses not accustomed to feed on grain. This rancho is situated on the margin of a lake of brackish water, and we found the people actual prisoners within its walls, the gates being closed, and a man stationed on the azotea with a large wallpiece, looking out for Indians. At night a large fire was kindled on the roof, the blaze of which illuminated the country far and near. Not a soul would venture after sunset outside the gate, which the major-domo, a (Jachupin, refused to open to allow my, servant to procure some wood for a fire to cook my supper, and we had to content ourselves with one of corn-cobs, which lay scattered about the corral. On the 12th, passing Encinillas, a large hacienda belonging to Don Angel Trias, we encamped on the banks of an arroyo, running through the middle of a plain, walled by sierras, where the Apaches have several villages. This being very dangerous ground, we put out the fire at sunset, and took all precautions against surprise. The animals fared badly, the grass being thin and burned up by the sun, and what little there was being of bad quality. The next day we reached the small village of El Carmen, and, camping by a little thread of a rivulet outside of the town, were surrounded by all the loafers of the village. The night was very cold, and our fire, the fuel for which we purchased, was completely surrounded by these idle vagabonds. At last, my temper being frozen out of me, I went up to the fire, and said, " Senores, allow me to present you with three rials, which will enable you to purchase wood for two fires; this fire I will be obliged to you if you will allow myself and fellow-travelers t5 warm ourselves by, as we are very cold; and also, with your kind...

Author : George F. Ruxton
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ISBN 13 : 9781846777899
Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George F. Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of Ruxton's classic account of the great frontier This is young Frederick Ruxton's second volume of his Western frontier adventures. Readers may be confused by the many titles this author's work have been given. These have occurred primarily as the totality of his writing has been divided in different ways to suit the needs of a particular publisher. In this special two volume edition from Leonaur-available in hardcover with dust jacket for collectors and in softcover-all of Ruxton's exciting western writings appear together. In this volume Ruxton comes in contact with the deadly knights of the south-west-the Comanche's-and with many other perils of the American wilderness. This was a time of turmoil between the United States and Mexico and war, with all its uncertainties, was also imminent. 'Life in the Far West', the first of the series is also available from Leonaur.

Author : George Frederick Augustus Ruxton
Publisher : Sagwan Press
ISBN 13 : 9781296929398
Total Pages : 318 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by Sagwan Press. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : George Frederick Ruxton
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Total Pages : 330 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Frederick Augustus Ruxton
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Frederick Augustus Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : George Frederick Ruxton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333702823
Total Pages : 346 pages
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains (Classic Reprint) written by George Frederick Ruxton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains Some apology, I am aware, is necessary for offering so meagre an account of Mexico as that which is set before the reader in the following pages. In justice to myself, however, I may state that all the notes and memoranda of the country I passed through, as well as several valuable and interesting documents and mss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : George Augustus Frederick Ruxton
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Download or read book Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains written by George Augustus Frederick Ruxton and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: