The book is a breezy, first-person account of a 2 month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, and Kansas when Parkman was 23. (Summary by Wikipedia)
Chapters
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Chapter I. The Frontier Read by R. S. Steinberg 16:55
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Chapter II. Breaking the Ice Read by R. S. Steinberg 22:21
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Chapter III. Fort Leavenworth Read by R. S. Steinberg 7:01
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Chapter IV. “Jumping Off” Read by R. S. Steinberg 22:46
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Chapter V. The “Big Blue” Read by R. S. Steinberg 36:48
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Chapter VI. The Platte and the Desert Read by R. S. Steinberg 28:41
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Chapter VII. The Buffalo Read by R. S. Steinberg 34:10
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Chapter VIII. Taking French Leave Read by R. S. Steinberg 33:42
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Chapter IX. Scenes at Fort Laramie Read by R. S. Steinberg 31:39
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Chapter X. The War Parties Read by R. S. Steinberg 48:37
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Chapter XI. Scenes at the Camp Read by R. S. Steinberg 43:21
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Chapter XII. Ill-Luck Read by R. S. Steinberg 15:15
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Chapter XIII. Hunting Indians Read by R. S. Steinberg 51:16
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Chapter XIV. The Ogillallah Village Read by R. S. Steinberg 42:29
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Chapter XV. The Hunting Camp Read by R. S. Steinberg 48:33
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Chapter XVI. The Trappers Read by R. S. Steinberg 20:27
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Chapter XVII. The Black Hills Read by R. S. Steinberg 8:59
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Chapter XVIII. A Mountain Hunt Read by R. S. Steinberg 25:50
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Chapter XIX. Passage of the Mountains Read by R. S. Steinberg 35:21
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Chapter XX. The Lonely Journey Read by R. S. Steinberg 43:31
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Chapter XXI. The Pueblo and Bent's Fort Read by R. S. Steinberg 15:10
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Chapter XXII. Tete Rouge, the Volunteer Read by R. S. Steinberg 9:17
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Chapter XXIII. Indian Alarms Read by R. S. Steinberg 23:25
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Chapter XXIV. The Chase Read by R. S. Steinberg 19:44
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Chapter XXV. The Buffalo Camp Read by R. S. Steinberg 32:47
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Chapter XXVI. Down the Arkansas Read by R. S. Steinberg 37:37
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Chapter XXVII. The Settlements Read by R. S. Steinberg 22:15
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