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Title: The Young Alaskans on the Missouri

Author: Emerson Hough

Release Date: August 20, 2008 [EBook #26367]

Language: English

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THE
YOUNG ALASKANS
ON THE MISSOURI

By

EMERSON HOUGH

_Author of_
"YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES"
"YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE FAR NORTH"
ETC.

HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON

YOUNG ALASKANS ON THE MISSOURI

Copyright, 1922
By Harper & Brothers
Printed in the U. S. A.

_First Edition_

BOOKS BY
EMERSON HOUGH

THE YOUNG ALASKANS
YOUNG ALASKANS ON THE TRAIL
YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE ROCKIES
YOUNG ALASKANS IN THE FAR NORTH
YOUNG ALASKANS ON THE MISSOURI

Harper & Brothers Publishers

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I. FOLLOWING LEWIS AND CLARK 1

II. READY FOR THE RIVER 9

III. "ADVENTURER, OF AMERICA" 17

IV. THE EARLY ADVENTURERS 23

V. OFF UP THE RIVER 36

VI. THE LOG OF THE "ADVENTURER" 41

VII. THE GATE OF THE WEST 49

VIII. HO! FOR THE PLATTE! 59

IX. SHIPWRECK 67

X. AT THE PLATTE 73

XI. AMONG THE SIOUX 83

XII. THE LOST HUNTER 89

XIII. GETTING NORTH 100

XIV. IN DAYS OF OLD 115

XV. AMONG THE MANDANS 128

XVI. OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER