Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the USA by diving into the epic saga of The American Frontier, where trailblazers and rebels united to forge a nation against the backdrop of wilderness battles, animal attacks, and remarkable discoveries. Experience thrilling tales of adventure that shaped our history and inspired generations, uncovering the resilience and spirit of those who dared to explore the unknown. Join us in honoring the bravery and tenacity of frontiersmen and women who transformed challenges into triumphs, and discover the rich legacy they left behind.
THE AMERICAN FRONTIER
The American Frontier: How Trailblazers & Rebels Created A Country
FIRST FRONTIERS • BEFORE THE NEW WORLD COULD BE CLAIMED AND FOUGHT OVER, INTREPID EXPLORERS HAD TO PLANT THEIR FEET ON ITS MYSTERIOUS SHORES.
WAR OF THE WILDS • A CONFLICT ROILED BY INTRIGUE AND SAVAGERY SETS THE STAGE FOR THE BIRTH OF A NATION.
Predator & PREY • LIFE ON THE FRONTIER COULD BE WILD!
Daring DANIEL BOONE • THE LIFE, TIMES, AND DEATH-DEFYING ADVENTURES OF AMERICA’S FAMED FRONTIERSMAN
ON TIIE TRAIL Of BOONE • HISTORICAL SITES THAT KEEP THE LEGEND’S MEMORY ALIVE
WEAPONS OF THE FRONTIER • THE FIRST RULE OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD? ARM YOURSELF.
TOOLS OF THE FRONTIER • YOU NEED GOOD GEAR IF YOU’RE GOING TO BUILD A COUNTRY.
GROWL & GRIT • SOMETIMES THE FIERCEST OF FRONTIERSMEN TRAVELED ON FOUR LEGS.
ABDUCTED! • A TRUE FRONTIER SURVIVOR, MARGARET PAWLEY ENDURED A SAVAGE ATTACK AND CAPTIVITY AMONG THE SHAWNEE FOR FIVE YEARS.
ACROSS THE DIVIDE • LEWIS AND CLARK PUSHED THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY OVER THOUSANDS OF MILES OF FORMIDABLE TERRAIN, AND RECORDED THE GREATEST EXPEDITION IN FRONTIER HISTORY.
LEWIS & CLARK BY THE NUMBERS
FRONTIER FINDS • AS EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS PUSHED WESTWARD, THEY FOUND A LAND FULL OF NATURAL WONDERS.
THE SURVIVOR • MAULED BY A BEAR AND BARELY ALIVE, HUGH GLASS REVIVED AS A FRONTIER LEGEND.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RENDEZVOUS • WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU GATHER A BUNCH OF FUR TRAPPERS, FRONTIER TRADERS, AND OTHER UNTAMED TYPES ALL IN ONE SPOT? APPARENTLY, A DAMN GOOD TIME.
Courageous DAVY CROCKETT • HOW THE POOR BACKWOODSMAN BECAME AN ICON IN A COONSKIN HAT.
GO WEST, YOUNG COUNTRY! • THE OREGON TRAIL PROMISED A NEW LIFE IN NEW LANDS—IF YOU COULD SURVIVE THE JOURNEY.
EXPRESS ROUTE • THE DARING RIDERS OF THE PONY EXPRESS RISKED LIFE AND LIMB TO DELIVER MAIL ACROSS 2,000 MILES OF OLD WEST WILD FRONTIER FROM ST. LOUIS TO SACRAMENTO. FOLLOW IN THEIR HOOFPRINTS WITH THIS WESTWARD—BUT LESS PERILOUS—ITINERARY THAT TRACES THEIR HISTORY AND EXPLOITS.
MEN WANTED • THE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO HIRE TEN OR A DOZEN MEN, FAMILIAR WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF HORSES, AS HOSTLERS OR RIDERS ON THE OVERLAND EXPRESS ROUTE VIA SALT LAKE CITY. WAGES, $50 PER MONTH AND ROOM AND BOARD. I MAY BE FOUND AT THE ST. GEORGE HOTEL SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
FIGHTERS TO THE FINISH • AFTER YEARS OF INVASION AND BROKEN PROMISES, CRAZY HORSE, SITTING BULL, AND THE PLAINS INDIANS MAKE THEIR STAND.
FOLLOW THEIR TRAIL • CONNECT WITH YOUR INNER PIONEER AT THESE HISTORICAL SITES THAT KEEP THE FRONTIER ERA ALIVE.
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