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Frontier Footprints: A True History of the Rocky Mountains by Amy Kathryn Allen
A truthful historical chronucle.ofbwgat life really was like in the Rocky Mountains of the Wild West
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…"See that, Silas?" he barked to his companion, a younger, wiry man whose eyes held a perpetual flicker of nervous energy. "That vein runs deep. Deeper than any of 'em suspect. We'll be kings before the first snowflake falls." Silas squinted, his gaze following his employer's pointed finger. "The Ute don't seem happy, boss. Saw a few of them watching from the ridge yesterday." Character 3 scoffed, a harsh, grating sound. "Let them watch. They're a nuisance, nothing more. Soon enough, they'll be begging for work. Or they'll be gone, like the buffalo. This mountain belongs to those who have the grit to take