John George Kootenai Brown could boast countless adventures: serving in the British Army in India, hunting buffalo on the plains of Manitoba, riding Pony Express for the U.S. Army and fighting as a staunch conservationist in the region that eventually became Waterton Lakes National Park. Follow along in this exciting account of his incredible exploits.

Kootenai Brown (Legends)

History

Hollihan, Tony

Americas

Folklore Publishing

From California's 49ers to the Klondikers in the Yukon, men and women with a lust for fortune and adventure stampeded to the gold fields of the West. All the biggest gold rushes of the 19th-century frontier are recounted in this exciting volume.

Gold Rushes (Legends)

This book recounts the story of the great Sioux chief Sitting Bull's retreat into Canada after the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The story centers on the respect that developed between the fierce warrior and the celebrated Mountie, Major James Walsh.

Sitting Bull in Canada (Legends)

Tony Hollihan

Biographies & Memoirs

Great Chiefs Volume I and II chronicle the lives of the legendary chiefs who led their tribes through the westward expansion of white settlers in North America. Each volume contains six biographies of chiefs who became legends in their own time and remain so today for their varied accomplishments in preserving their culture and guiding their people through turbulent times. In Volume I, Hollihan tells the stories of Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Quanah Parker, Red Cloud, Louis Riel and Sequoyah. Both volumes are tributes to these leaders not only as extraordinary individuals but as visionaries and heroes among their people. Hollihan re-creates their lives in a narrative form. Rather than dryly relate the details of each chief's life, he has woven together dialogue and events to tell the intriguing "story" of each leader. Each story begins with one of the most significant events of the leader's history and then flashes back to the childhood of the leader and follows the chief as he attains his leadership position. Although the author includes a disclaimer that the dialogue is authentic and is fictionalized as little as possible, the books do read as easily as a good book of fiction which is to Hollihan's credit as a storyteller and historian. In an authentic and convincing manner, Hollihan introduces each leader as a compelling historical figure and encapsulates the meaningful events, accomplishments, inventions, crusades and battles of his life. These are excellent books for the academic or the casual reader who enjoys history and wishes to experience the life of a legend. With 26 b/w/ photographs, 5 maps.

Great Chiefs Volume I

Community & Culture

The North-West Mounted Police was created in 1873 by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald in order to allow the fledgling nation of Canada to assert its authority over a vast tract of land in the west purchased from the Hudson's Bay Company. That early company of mounted police faced a brutal four-month march across a harsh wilderness. This book recounts their story.

The Mounties March West: The Epic Trek and Early Adventures of the Mounted Police (Legends)

Louis Riel (Legends)

Dan Asfar

Tim Chodan

Gabriel Dumont: War Leader of the Métis (Legends)

Asfar, Dan

Chodan, Tim

Great Chiefs Volume I and II chronicle the lives of the legendary chiefs who led their tribes through the westward expansion of white settlers in North America. Each volume contains six biographies of chiefs who became legends in their own time and remain so today for their varied accomplishments in preserving their culture and guiding their people through turbulent times. In Volume II, Hollihan explores the lives of Geronimo, Tecumseh, Crowfoot, Plenty Coup, Wovoka and Crazy Horse. Both volumes are tributes to these leaders not only as extraordinary individuals but as visionaries and heroes among their people. Hollihan re-creates their lives in a narrative form. Rather than dryly relate the details of each chief's life, he has woven together dialogue and events to tell the intriguing "story" of each leader. Each story begins with one of the most significant events of the leader's history and then flashes back to the childhood of the leader and follows the chief as he attains his leadership position. Although the author includes a disclaimer that the dialogue is authentic and is fictionalized as little as possible, the books do read as easily as a good book of fiction which is to Hollihan's credit as a storyteller and historian. In an authentic and convincing manner, Hollihan introduces each leader as a compelling historical figure and encapsulates the meaningful events, accomplishments, inventions, crusades and battles of his life. These are excellent books for the academic or the casual reader who enjoys history and wishes to experience the life of a legend. With 25 b/w photographs, 6 maps.

Great Chiefs Volume II

The story of the great Oglala Sioux war chief who joined forces with Sitting Bull to keep the Black Hills and other traditional Sioux lands free of white settlers. Hollihan re-creates this heroic legend's life in a narrative form. Although the author includes a disclaimer that the dialogue is fictionalized as little as possible, Crazy Horse reads as easily as a good novel. In an authentic and convincing manner, Hollihan introduces the leader as a compelling historical figure and encapsulates the meaningful events, accomplishments, and battles of his life. An excellent book for the casual reader who enjoys history and wishes to experience the life of a legend. With 42 b/w photographs and 2 maps.

Crazy Horse: Warrior Spirit of the Sioux (Legends)

The mountain men of North American history were a breed apart, largely living in isolation in the wildest places of the frontier. Tony Hollihan has written an entertaining series of accounts about some of the most colorful of these high-country heroes. Among them:· Davey Crockett. This frontiersman was also a fine storyteller and a man happy to share a horn of whiskey. His larger-than-life exploits endeared him to Americans, who eventually elected him to the U.S. Congress.· James Bridger. A renowned guide who discovered the Great Salt Lake and was instrumental in surveying wagon routes to the West.· Kit Carson. A trapper and Indian fighter whose bravery and luck became the subject of penny novels.· Daniel Boone. This frontiersman led land-hungry settlers into Kentucky and fierce warfare with the Shawnee. Boone himself was captured and tortured, although he survived the ordeal.

Mountain Men: Frontier Adventurers Alone Against the Wilderness (Legends)

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