Dangers of the Trail in 1865 A Narrative of Actual Events

by Charles E. Young

This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It contains classical literature works from over two thousand years. Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of international literature classics available in printed format again - worldwide.

Genres: History

84 pages, Hardcover

First published December 26, 2008

About the author

Charles Edward Young (1846- )

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

See:

Charles E. Young

Reviews

[Christopher Taylor]

An interesting, very dated look at the frontier from a Dude. I don't mean "doood" I mean, wearing fancy clothes, not really frontier material man of the city out of his depth in the west DUDE. His attitudes toward the local tribes in the areas he lives is outrageously slanderous, his treatment of events is comical in its typical misunderstanding.

Let me put it this way. Imagine this guy telling the story of going out west:



The stories he tells are interesting, and despite himself he is kind of heroic, by just sticking to the job and seeing it through whatever he does, even if its miserable. His portrayal of late 1800s Denver is fascinating and the people he meets and interacts with are worthy of reading about. But in the end you can't help think the guy is just lost and confused.

[Devero]

Questo testo, scritto nel 1912 e riferente, secondo l'autore, i fatti da lui vissuti nel lontano 1865 e dintorni, è in realtà il classico romanzo del West tipico della letteratura sensazionalistica e nostalgica degli anni in cui fu scritto. Ci sono forti echi del "destino manifesto" ma soprattutto, accade tutto il possibile. Tutti i cliché dei film e delle storie western degli anni d'oro del cinema sono già presenti.
Quindi, io che mi aspettavo qualcosa di meno immaginario e romanzato, sono rimasto abbastanza deluso. Lo credevo, come altri, un diario di viaggio, romanzato magari, perché è normale romanzare ciò che accadde 50 anni prima. In realtà è proprio un romanzo, e in quanto tale nemmeno ben scritto.
1 stella e mezza.

[Lynda]

More like 1865 to 1870

One thinks of towns like Deadwood as being dangerous in the West. Not Denver.

Written by a man who went west in 1865 and remained there for some years. The West was indeed a dangerous place.

Perhaps a bit over the top in his memory, I found the narrative interesting and educational.

Unlike many of these historical books, this one has been edited for a good reading experience.

[Larry Killebrew]

Very interesting historical 1st hand account of the untamed wear

I really enjoyed this young mans tales of his 4 years living in the wild untamed west. Days gone by, never to be relived again.

[C.]

Found this e-book on Barnes & Noble instead:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dang...
(The Amazon link went to a blank page with a picture of a dog.)

[charles whitcomb]

A delight

A case where fact is way more interesting than any novel. Fresh still after 150 years. If you like stories of the plains crossing this has to be one of the best.

[Eric]

A fun and easy to read narrative of the Santa Fe Trail. By itself not very significant, but in conjunction with other histories or travelogs, a quick addition to the times which were already gone by the Civil War.

[Ebook Reader]

Great book, the e-book version can be found at:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/dang...