My Sixty Years on the Plains
Trapping, Trading, and Indian Fighting

After a disappointment of the fascinating but fictional pseudo-memoir Three Years Among the Comanches by Lee Nelson (who turned out to be known to Wikipedia as raconteur), I wanted to read a "real" Wild West memoir. So, before starting "My Sixty Years on the Plains", I looked up what Wikipedia had t......more

Told more as a story in hindsight than a faithful journaling of events. Like the way your great grandpa might tell you about WWII. The benefit of this style of retelling is that it is exceptionally easy to read and doesnt have to be burdened down with the everyday realities of "moved up river 5 mile......more

This was a super-interesting account of life on the frontiers of the Wild West. Author William Thomas Hamilton (December 6, 1822 – May 24, 1908), also known as Wildcat Bill, was an American frontiersman and author of Scottish and English heritage, according to his Wikipedia page. William Thomas Ha......more

I enjoyed this book. It was a quick read (96 pg) but one I couldn't put one down. Primary focus was on trading and fighting with the Indians. Fairly good detail as to the food, dress and Indian/mountain man culture. Entertaining.......more

What a lifestyle! I was enthralled by the small details of daily trapper life that would occasionally be discussed in this account. Those men were absolutely incredible. And I now really want to own a buckskin suit! Even as I read it, I couldn’t believe there were men who lived year round outdoors,......more