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Thorpe, Thomas Bangs, 1815-1878 [1846], The mysteries of the backwoods, or, Sketches of the southwest (Carey & Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf398].

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TRAITS OF THE PRAIRIES 11

A PIANO IN “ARKANSAW” 21

PISCATORY ARCHERY 30

PLACE DE LA CROIX 46

WIT OF THE WOODS 59

THE WATER-CRAFT OF THE BACKWOODS 73

PICTURES OF BUFFALO HUNTING 80

SCENES ON THE MISSISSIPPI 108

THE DISGRACED SCALP-LOCK 118

ALLIGATOR KILLING 137

GRIZZLY BEAR HUNT 145

CONCORDIA LAKE 153

FRONTIER INCIDENT 163

THE MISSISSIPPI 170

AMERICAN WILD-CAT 178

TOM OWEN THE BEE-HUNTER 185

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Thorpe, Thomas Bangs, 1815-1878 [1846], The mysteries of the backwoods, or, Sketches of the southwest (Carey & Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf398].