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The Frontiersmen A Narrative

Allan W. Eckert

The frontiersmen were a remarkable breed of men. They were often rough and illiterate, sometimes brutal and vicious, often seeking an escape in the wilderness of mid-America from crimes committed back east. In the beautiful but deadly country which would one day come to be known as West Virginia, Ke...

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The MeatEater Podcast

It was positively reviewed as a "good-ass book" and discussed Simon Kenton and Tecumseh, sparking childhood dreams of frontier life in the speaker.

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And then I read Alan Eckert's book, The Frontiersman, about - That's a good-ass book.

— Episode: Ep. 288: Viscera and Bones

Episode: Ep. 288: Viscera and Bones

It was positively reviewed as a "good-ass book" and discussed Simon Kenton and Tecumseh, sparking childhood dreams of frontier life in the speaker.

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And then I read Alan Eckert's book, The Frontiersman, about - That's a good-ass book.

Episode: Ep. 223: Shooting Trees to Death

This book, set in the 1960s, was mentioned as a source for anecdotes about mountain men in the Yellowstone Basin, including a story about settling disputes by shooting whiskey glasses off each other's heads and details about Hugh Glass's death.

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It's from the 60s. The Frontiersman of the Yellowstone.

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