Beyond the Frontier: Exploring the Indian Country

Description

In Beyond the Frontier| Stan Hoig chronicles early explorations of Oklahoma. Focusing on expeditions during the first part of the nineteenth century| Hoig provides a useful history of the region during the period of its first discovery by the outside world.

After describing what we know of Native life before the arrival of Europeans| Hoig recounts in vivid detail each successive intrusion| drawing on a wide variety of sources – diaries| memoirs| letters| and official documents – to bring these experiences to life. Writing of individuals famous and forgotten who braved an unknown world and provided lasting records of the land and its peoples| Hoig includes details of Indian and frontier life often overlooked in scholarly studies. Further enhancing the narrative is an ample selection of illustrations| including photographs drawings| and detailed maps showing exploration routes.

A supplement to broader histories| Beyond the Frontier is written in a straightforward| engaging style accessible to all interested readers. The first book to synthesize accounts of explorations within the region| Hoig’s narrative offers valuable insight into Oklahoma’s – and western America’s – colorful past.