The Red Blooded Heroes of the Frontier (Illustrated)

"The Frontier" in The Red Blooded Heroes of the Frontier begins with murder and mayhem across the American wild west, but quickly expands to include murder in a circus, a hot-air balloon ride gone wrong in Pennsylvania, a fox hunt on the east coast, bull-fighting in Spain, a shipwreck in South Africa, rough justice in Abyssinia, and lion hunts in Somaliland and Abyssinia. The heroes include women and native peoples as well as cowboys. Great stories no matter the location.

Edgar Beecher Bronson (18561917) was a Nebraska rancher, a West Texas cattleman, an African big-game hunter, a serious photographer and starting late in life, an author of fiction and personal memoirs. As he matured as a writer, his works showed a "marked advance...in characterization."

Bronson was a nephew of famed abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher. Formerly a reporter for the New York Tribune, Bronson headed west in 1877 to learn the cattle business under the directive of Clarence King first director of the United States Geological Survey and owner of large mining and cattle operations in the American West. Bronson worked for one season in Wyoming before starting his own ranch with 716 cows with calves. Bronson chose Sioux County, Nebraska for the site of his first ranch.

Bronson was a widely traveled man and his western accounts are accompanied by interesting episodes from the days of balloon flight and from another frontier-that of darkest Africa. A highly entertaining read-which focuses on several characters who may be new to those interested in the subject from an authentic voice.

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