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Title
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Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer: Chapter III.
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A description of the journey of Peter H. Burnett and his wife and six children from Weston, Platte County, Missouri to Oregon. They left Weston on May 8, 1843, and followed a route passing through Fort Laramie, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, and arriving at Fort Walla Walla on October 14. They proceded to travel to The Dalles, Fort Vancouver, and finally to create a new town, Linnton, on the Willamette River. The account details the formation of a traveling company, the route and conditions of travel, and provides descriptions of the landscape and wildlife (particularly buffalo and salmon), the relations with and attitudes/lifestyle of Indians (Kansas, Osage, Cheyenne, Snake), and river travel. Once settled, he describes life in Oregon including the number of immigrants, taking up farming, Indian trading and relations, and the Hudson's Bay Company and its employees, Dr. John McLoughlin and Mr. James Douglas. Names of fellow travelers mentioned include Colonel John Thornton, Colonel Bartleson, Mr. Rickman, and Doctor Whitman, Mr. Delaney, Wiliam Martin, Daniel Matheny, Captain John Gant, J. W. Nesmith, William Beagle.
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1904-03-01
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Magazine
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When a Killer Comes Calling
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Details the impacts of COVID-19 and related business shutdowns, including theater chains lik AMC Entertainment.
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2020-04
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Magazine
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Let Us Honor Those to Whom Honor Is Due
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The author relates that, by using computerized mapping with 3-D modeling, aerial photography, and a field survey with GPS and high-clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles, he was able to discover a previously unnoticed mountain pass and route of travel that makes the final connection between the new southern route to Oregon and the old trail to California.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Title
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The Guerrilla Shirt
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Description
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Article analyzing Missouri guerrilla fighters and how their choice of clothing expressed purpose, identity, and connections to close female friends and relatives. Many guerrilla fighters such as "Bloody" Bill Anderson wore highly-decorated shirts made by sisters, mothers, and wives. These shirts set them apart from other civilians and military personnel, and served as signals that women back home supported their cause.
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2012-06
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Object Type
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Magazine
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Special French Heritage Issue
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The whole issue is devoted to various topics relating to the French founding fathers of the areas in the Louisiana Purchase, including the Chouteaus in St. Louis and Kansas City. Articles include the following: "A Place Beyond Words, Using the Creole Corridor to Redefine the Terms of Early American History;" "Determine l'Effacement, The French Creole Cultural Zone in the American Heartland;" "From Missouri to West Point, Native Sons of Upper Louisiana;" "'Contrary to Good Order,' Political Culture in the Illinois Country Under the French Regime;" "Sui Generis, Landscape, Community, and Mentalite in the Illinois Country;" and "The Ghost Horse Site, Pierre Laclede's First Residence in the Illinois Country?"
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine
