Beckwourth, James P.

The life and adventures of James P. Beckwourth As told to Thomas D. Bonner / James P. Beckwourth; Introduction by Delmont R. Oswald - Lincoln University of Nebraska Press 1972 - xiii, 649 p.

Autobiography of James Pierson Beckwourth, born 26 Apr 1798 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He was the son of Jennings Beckwith. His mother was of African American heritage. Her name was Miss Kill or Miskell. James was a mountaineer, scout, pioneer, and at one time a war chief of the Crow Indians. He married Elizabeth Lettbetter on 21 June 1860 in Denver, Colo. He died 14 Oct 1866.

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Beckwourth, James Pierson 1798-1866.


Frontier and pioneer life --West (U.S.)
Crow Indians.
African Americans



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