West -- Description and travel to 1848.

"The first three chapters...are from the author's Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains, published in 1848. The remainder...is virtually the complete text of his Life in the Far West, which first appeared as a magazine serial in 1848."

"First published in book form in 1849, Life in the Far West describes the amazing true adventures of George Frederick Ruxton as he forges a path through the yet-untamed wilderness of a young America, seeing firsthand the relationships between the US Army and Comanche Indians and the incredible lifestyles of Colorado mountain men. With a literary style that makes it feel more like a novel than the true account it is, Life in the Far West is the compelling...