The life and adventures of James P. Beckwourth as told to Thomas D. Bonner.
By: Introduced and with notes and an epilogue by Delmont R. Oswald.
Contributors: Bonner, T. D.
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Lincoln
Language: eng
Number of pages: 649
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Crow Indians.
Description: Autobiography of James Pierson Beckwourth, born 26 Apr 1798 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was the son of Jennings Beckwith. His mother was of African American heritage. Her name was Miss Kill or Miskell. James was a mountaineer, scout, pioneer, and at one time a war chief of the Crow Indians. He married Elizabeth Lettbetter on 21 June 1860 in Denver, Colo. He died 14 Oct 1866.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Reprint of the 1856 ed.