Yuma Public Library

Recounts the life and varied achievements of Kit Carson--the trapper, Indian fighter, guide, and buffalo hunter until the fall of 1856.

Descriptive of ranch life in southwestern Wyoming. The letters are dated from April 1909 to November 1913 and were printed originally in the Atlantic monthly.

This history of the Pony Express, which carried transcontinental mail from April 1860 to October 1861 includes biographical sketches of the founders, company personnel, and riders; a list and description of the stations; the organization and layout of the route; and background information on the overland mail issue, the freighting and stagecoach business, and the development of the telegraph and the Pacific railroad.

"Black Elk Speaks" is the powerful and inspirational story of the Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk and his people during the momentous twilight years of the 19th century, as told to distinguished poet, writer, and critic Neihardt in 1930.