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My Life on the Plains; Or, Personal Experiences with Indians
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My Life on the Plains; Or, Personal Experiences with Indians Tapa blanda - 2009

de George Armstrong Custer


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Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1876. Excerpt: ... XX. THE Apache village had been represented as located only five or six miles from our camp, but we found the distance nearly twice as great; and although we rode rapidly, our horses being fresh, yet it was quite dark before we reached the Hint lodge, the location of the rest of the village being tolerably well defined by the apparently countless dogs, whose barking at our approach called forth most of the inhabitants of the village. As our coming had been previously announced by Little Robe and Yellow Bear, our arrival occasioned no surprise. Inquiring of the first we saw where the stream of water was, as an Indian village is invariably placed in close proximity to water, we were soon on our camp ground, which was almost within the limits of the village. Our horses were soon unsaddled and picketed out to graze, fires were started by the men preparatory to the enjoyment of a cup of coffee, and every preliminary made for a good night's rest and early start in the morning. But here the officers of the party encountered their first drawback. From some unexplained cause the pack-mule which carried our blankets had with his attendant failed thus far to put in an appearance. His head leader had probably fallen behind, and in the darkness lost the party. The bugler was sent to a neighboring eminence to sound signals with his bugle, in the hope that the absent man with his mule might make his way to us, but all to no purpose. We were soon forced to relinquish all hope of seeing either man, mule, or blankets until daylight, and consequently the prospect of enjoying a comfortable rest was exceedingly limited. Saddle blankets were in great demand, but I was even more fortunate. A large number of the Apaches had come from their lodges out of mere curiosity to see us, hoping no doubt too that th...

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  • Título My Life on the Plains; Or, Personal Experiences with Indians
  • Autor George Armstrong Custer
  • Encuadernación Tapa blanda
  • Páginas 150
  • Volúmenes 1
  • Idioma ENG
  • Editorial General Books
  • Fecha de publicación 2009-12
  • ISBN 9781151184610 / 1151184616
  • Peso 0.62 libras (0.28 kg)
  • Dimensiones 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.32 pulgadas (24.61 x 18.90 x 0.81 cm)
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