The Last Years of James P. Beckwourth
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The Last Years of James P. Beckwourth
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The last years of James Beckwourth, mulatto frontiersman, are featured in this article. He was made famous while still alive by a biography and this article fills in the years after this publication. Included with the article is a picture of him and of his wife Sue.
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Creator: Hafen, LeRoy R.
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1928-08-01
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Colorado Magazine
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Beckwourth was born in Virginia, spent his youth in Missouri, and as a young man entered the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains under General Ashley in the early '20s. His life ended after he was poisoned by the Crow Indians after making a special trip to visit them in the 1860s.
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Periodicals
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Restriction on Access
This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests
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