1901 antique DAKOTA TERRITORY HISTORY african american native indian gold rush

Description: 1901 antique DAKOTA TERRITORY HISTORY african american native indian gold rushSCROLL DOWN for MORE PHOTOS in DESCRIPTION Click HERE to view or search ANTIQUE.COTTAGE listings. This listing is for the original hard cover, cloth over board book. Measures approx 9.25"x6.25".The Early Empire Builders of the Great West by Moses Armstrong. St. Paul, MN: E.W. Porter, Compiled and enlarged from the Author's Early History of Dakota Territory in 18661901. CONTENTS. Early History of Dakota Territory 1-43 Indian Traditions 2 Early Explorations 9 The Fur Trade 22 Early Settlements 29 Pioneer Politics ^2 Natural Resources or the Northwest Territories as Seen IN 1866 44-51 Early Elections 52-57 Pioneer Legislatures and Indi.\n Wars 60-153 The First Legislature 61 A Lively Session 65 The "Nigger Bill" 66 A Legislative Pen Picture 69 Early Divorces 65 The First Railroad Bill 70 The Beginning of the Indian Troubles 73 A Dual Legislature 80 Absentee Officials 95 The Gold Fever 99 General Sully's Expedition • 115 Election of 1863 122 Politicians and Indians 124 Session of 1863 132 Emigration 138 Pioneer Contractors 141 Interstate Compliments 142 Sketches of Tr.wel and Early Hardships 155-204 A Journey to Sioux Falls and the Red Pipestone Region in 1864 Journey up the jNlissouri by Steamboat 161 Indian Speech by Bone-Necklace 167 Dakota Congressional Contest 169 Indian Sun Dance 169 Treating with the Indians 171 Early Surveys in the Red River of the North 174 An Early Trip to Chicago 182 A Visit to the Northern Pine Forests 186 A Journey from Yankton to St. Paul iSS Up the Mississippi and over Lake Superior 191 A Trip to the Empire State 195 Northern Dakota Revisited 199 Sketches of Congress and Western Empire ^05-355 A Tenderfoot Congressman 210 Congressional Sketches 217 Views, of Washington City 223 A Visit to the Patent Office 233 Pen-Pictures of Prominent Politicians 2i~ A Visit to ]\Iount Vernon 248 The Great "Liberal Convention" 250 Wit and Sarcasm in Congress 260 Organization of the Forty-third Congress 263 The "Back- Pay Grab" 265 New Year's Day in Washington 273 A Colored Orator 277 A "Reconstruction" Contest for a Seat in the Senate 285 "Wash-Day in Congress" 295 "Inflationists" and "Contractionists" 302 Misfortunes of Public Men 308 "Money to Burn" • 323 A "Live King" 336 The "Pacific Mail" Fraud 338 "Legislative War" in Louisiana 345 "AllhNight Sessions" 355 CONTENTS. IX Page. Speeches in Congress on Behalf of the West 359-391 On Railroads and Land Grants 361 Three Delegates to One Seat 369 Speech on the Dakota Indian War 370 Speech on Behalf of the Great West for Relief of Frontier Settlements 378 Speech in Behalf of North Dakota 385 After a Quarter of a Century; Two Capitals: Washington AND Richmond 395-416 Washington Revisited 395 Counting the Presidential Vote 399 Visit to Southern Battlefields 400 Richmond and Its Memories 404 Inauguration of President McKinley 409 Historic Scenes of Early Empire 413 Racy Sketches of Southern Life. ., 419-446 Louisville, Ky.. During the Goebel Excitement 419 Among tlie Spiritualists 421 Bloodless Duel 422 Mammoth Cave 423 Across Tennessee 424 Coon Hunting in the South 426 Typical South Carolina Mountaineer 427 Negro Revival Meeting 429 Southern Politics 431 A Distillery Above the Clouds 435 Columbia, the Capital of South Carolina 436 Historic Old Charleston 437 Historic Church of St. Michael's 44i A Southern "Eden" 443 Homeward Bound 446 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. Portrait of Moses K. Armstrong Frontispiece. Illustra- Text. tion. Minnesota's New State Capitol vii Indian Death Song and Tragic Scene— Over the Falls 19 17 First Steamboat Among the Dakota Indians 23 33 Vermillion, Dakota Territory, in Pioneer Days of 1862 30 49 A Persuasive Speech in a Pioneer Legislature in 1862 52 65 A Great Prairie Fire on the Western Plains 54 81 Pioneer Election and Stump Speeches 56 97 A Pioneer Legislature Locating the Capital in 1S62 63 113 Yankton, Capital of Dakota Territory, in 1861 68 129 Stampede of Frightened Office Holders 81 145 General Sully's Army in the Dakota Indian War 121 161 A Battle with Indians in Dakota in 1864 132 177 General Sibley's Army in the Dakota Indian War 145 193 Exciting Race of Army Contractors 146 209 Sioux Falls, Dakota, in 1859 158 225 Crow Creek Indian Agency in 1861 161 241 Indian Sun Dance in Dakota in 1866 170 257 Soldiers in a Dakota Blizzard 176 273 An Oratorical Battle in the Senate , 346 321 Three Congressmen for One Chair 369 353 A Bloodless Duel . 422 401 NegRo Church Revival in the Old Slave States 429 433CONDITION: See listing description and photos. - International buyers are responsible to pay VAT or other Taxes to their countries as required.- eBAY collects and remits sales tax on behalf of several states. If you are a dealer, you can write to eBay to file a form to become tax exempt. LOC: LOC2: BOOKBOX23-TMKT-E230925BDB10 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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