
audiobook
by Daniel W. (Daniel Webster) Jones
FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. - A TRUE YET THRILLING NARRATIVE OF THE AUTHOR'S EXPERIENCES AMONG THE NATIVES.
PREFACE.
INDEX.
CHAPTER I. - Cross the Plains with Volunteers to Engage in War with Mexico—Attacked by Mounted Comanches—Remain in Mexico about Three Years after the War—Indulge in many of the Wild and Reckless Ways of the People, but Abstain from Strong Drink and the Worst Vices—Acquire a Knowledge of the Spanish Language.
CHAPTER II. - Learn of the "Mormons"—Leave with a Company bound for Salt Lake Valley with Eight Thousand Sheep—My First "Big Scare"—Surrounded and Threatened by Indians Many Times on the Road—Surrounded by Five Hundred well-armed Warriors Demanding the Death of a Man from our Camp, as the Chiefs son had Died—Meet with an Accident which nearly Resulted in my Death.
CHAPTER III. - My Scrutiny of the Mormons—Employment as an Indian Trader—Acquaintance with "Winter Mormons"—A Proposition of Theft—Loomas Threatens my Life—My Resolve to Kill him—He Finds his Death at Other Hands.
CHAPTER IV. - My Baptism—Walker, the "Napoleon of the Desert"—Raids in Lower California—He Tricks the Mexicans—Extinction of the Tribe.
CHAPTER V. - Patrick and Glenn fail—Patrick a Rascal—He Robs Enoch Reece.
CHAPTER VI. - My visit to Salt Lake City—Introduction to Brigham Young—ordained a Seventy—Judge Brochus' Speech.
CHAPTER VII. - The City Santa Fe—Traditions Concerning it—The Early Settlers—My Desires to Travel—The Slave Trade.
A seasoned frontiersman recounts his early days on the open plains, where he marched with volunteers into the Mexican‑American conflict and soon found himself under the shadow of mounted Comanches. The narrative captures the raw immediacy of those first encounters—dangerous raids, sudden attacks, and the uneasy alliances that formed as he moved among both Native tribes and Mexican settlers, learning their languages and customs while holding fast to his own principles.
Beyond the battlefield, he describes life on the trail to the Salt Lake Valley, the massive herds of sheep that accompanied the pioneers, and the tense moments when armed bands of Indians surrounded his camp. His honest, unvarnished voice offers insight into the daily hardships, the occasional kindness of strangers, and the complex relationships with the Mormon community that shaped the frontier’s social fabric. Listeners will feel the pulse of a rugged era through his straightforward, vivid storytelling.
Full title
Forty Years Among the Indians A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives
Language
en
Duration
~11 hours (644K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Mariah Averett, Mormon Texts Project Intern
Release date
2014-08-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1830–1915
A frontier memoirist with a knack for vivid storytelling, this Mormon pioneer wrote from hard experience on the American West, Native communities, and the early Latter-day Saint movement. His best-known work, Forty Years Among the Indians, blends adventure, travel, and personal history.
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