Thirty One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Authentic Record of a Life Time of Hunting, Trapping, Scouting and Fighting in the Far WestBy William F. Drannan
Length15h 41m
About this audiobook
Thirty-One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains is a retrospective frontier narrative recounting hunting, trapping, scouting, military service, and violent encounters across the nineteenth-century American West. Written in a plain, episodic, and anecdotal style, the book belongs to the tradition of pioneer reminiscence and frontier autobiography, while also bearing the heightened drama of popular western adventure literature. Its accounts of travel, danger, Indigenous conflict, and survival reflect both the lived mythology and the contested memory of westward expansion. William F. Drannan presents himself as a seasoned plainsman shaped by early hardship and by association with famed scout Kit Carson. His narrative suggests a life formed in motion: across mountains, forts, mining camps, trails, and unsettled borderlands. Whether read as strict autobiography or as a self-fashioning frontier memoir, the book reveals how men of Drannan's generation understood courage, violence, independence, and national destiny in the aftermath of continental conquest. This volume is recommended to readers interested in western history, frontier literature, and the making of American myth. It is especially valuable when approached critically, as both testimony and cultural artifact: a vivid record of experience, memory, exaggeration, and ideology on the plains and in the mountains.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (1.4K)
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length15 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 11, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Thirty One Years on the Plains and in the Mountains (Annotated)
25CHAPTER XXIII.
2PREFACE.
26CHAPTER XXIV.
3CHAPTER I.
27CHAPTER XXV.
4CHAPTER II.
28CHAPTER XXVI.
5CHAPTER III.
29CHAPTER XXVII.
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6CHAPTER IV.
30CHAPTER XXVIII.
7CHAPTER V.
31CHAPTER XXIX.
8CHAPTER VI.
32CHAPTER XXX.
9CHAPTER VII.
33CHAPTER XXXI.
10CHAPTER VIII.
34CHAPTER XXXII.
11CHAPTER IX.
35CHAPTER XXXIII.
12CHAPTER X.
36CHAPTER XXXIV.
13CHAPTER XI.
37CHAPTER XXXV.
14CHAPTER XII.
38CHAPTER XXXVI.
15CHAPTER XIII.
39CHAPTER XXXVII.
16CHAPTER XIV.
40CHAPTER XXXVIII.
17CHAPTER XV.
41CHAPTER XXXIX.
18CHAPTER XVI.
42CHAPTER XL.
19CHAPTER XVII.
43CHAPTER XLI.
20CHAPTER XVIII.
44CHAPTER XLII.
21CHAPTER XIX.
45CHAPTER XLIII.
22CHAPTER XX.
46CHAPTER XLIV.
23CHAPTER XXI.
47Memorable Quotes
24CHAPTER XXII.
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