Pilgrims And Pioneers

John C. Bell's classic history of the Rocky Mountains paints a vivid picture of the pioneers and pilgrims who forged a path through the rugged terrain. From their daily struggles with harsh climates and hostile indigenous tribes to their eventual triumph over the land and its people, Bell provides a detailed account of the early development of America's West. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

John C. Bell's classic history of the Rocky Mountains paints a vivid picture of the pioneers and pilgrims who forged a path through the rugged terrain. From their daily struggles with harsh climates and hostile indigenous tribes to their eventual triumph over the land and its people, Bell provides a detailed account of the early development of America's West. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"A fascinating glimpse of women's art. Essays by 16 artists, historians, curators and critics on topics ranging from the lives of the early needle women and the education of their working class sisters, to the women artists, architects, collectors, and dealers of our time."--Back cover.

This is the story of three related families who became Protestants, then pilgrims and finally pioneers. It will follow the descendants of the three family patriarchs for over 400 years through European and American history.

Ken was a typical teenage high school kid who was caught up in the time and thought high school was life. He did not give any thoughts as to what happens when the four years are over. Then graduation hit and a dose of life's realities hit him like a ton of bricks. What to do now! This story takes him through the passage of growing up and entering the real world.

There has been an often expressed desire on the part of the sons and daughters of the immigrant pioneers that those brave men and women of a generation ago who left home, friends, and the graves of a hundred generations of ancestors, to go to a land which they knew not, there to toil and sacrifice that we, their children might have a better chance, should not be forgotten. For their lives went into the deep and often overlooked foundations, material and spiritual, without which our larger opportunities and comforts of today would be impossible. Like the pioneer Abraham they had a large faith and went out in search of a Promised Land, not knowing what would be in store for them, for they saw it afar off. Like Moses, most of them died without themselves enjoying the fruits of the land or seeing the promise fulfilled.