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" Jesse Chisholm, ambassador of the Plains / "
Stan Hoig.
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BL
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958113
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b712483
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Hoig, Stan.
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Jesse Chisholm, ambassador of the Plains /\ Stan Hoig.
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Norman :: University of Oklahoma Press,, ©2005.
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xiii, 226 pages :: illustrations, map ;; 23 cm
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080613688X
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: 9780806136882
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Originally published: Niwot, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, 1991.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index.
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The Chisholm Trail traveled by Texas longhorn cattle moving northward across present-day Oklahoma to Kansas, was named for mixed-blood Cherokee Jesse Chisholm (1805?-1868). Though Chisholm's prominence in western ore rests largely on this connection, he was active on the frontier long before the naming of the trail. Because he left no diaries, letters, or personal documents, however, his life has been shrouded in mystery. Stan Hoig offers the clearest picture to date of the many important roles Chisholm played: trailblazer, friend of Indian chiefs, linguist of Indan languages, scout, and perhaps most important - liaison between Indian tribes, the U.S. government, and the Republic of Texas. With his formidable intellect and talent for diplomacy, Chisholm blazed a trail in the history of the American Southwest more fascinating even than the one t hat bears his name.
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Chisholm, Jesse.
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Chisholm, Jesse.
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Frontier and pioneer life-- Great Plains.
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Indians of North America-- Mixed descent-- Great Plains, Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life.
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Indians of North America-- Mixed descent.
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Native Americans-- North America, Biography.
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Great Plains, Biography.
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Great Plains.
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92
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F593.C523H65 2005
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