Peter Skene Ogden: Trapper And Mountain Man

David Ives’ “The Blizzard” does a good job of making people analyze their selves and their everyday life. His drama has the capabilities of making people ask many questions about themselves. Why do I follow a routine? Why do I settle for the same things over and over again? How do I break this cycle? What could I be doing differently with my life? It makes many people realize just how routine oriented they are. It also brings to light the fear and unwillingness to change that some people have.

Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America is a tale of epic proportions worthy of The Odyssey. The only difference being that this tale is true. Written by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America details the events of Cabeza de Vaca’s eight-year trip from Spain to the New World. It becomes quite clear though his journey that Cabeza de Vaca changes into a completely different man than he was when he set out from Spain in the name of the king, and God.

Jedediah Smith was born Jan,6 1779 and was Born in bainbridge ,New York. Jedediah smith was one of the Americas greatest trapper- explores. Jedediah smith was a clerk, frontiersman , hunter, trapper, author, cartographer. During his long forced halt at Dubois, Smith learned from friendly Crow Indians of an easy pass through the Rocky Mountain.

A Wilderness so Immense by John Kukla explores the events leading up to and the enduring effects of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Kukla begins his story almost twenty years before Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory from France and analyzes how factors ranging from major revolutions to personal relationships all culminated to make the most famous land acquisition in American history possible. He argues that the Louisiana Purchase was not only a case a good luck on Jefferson’s part or solely the result of Napoleon’s failed caribbean ambitions, as some historians that came before him argued. Rather, Kukla explains that the roots of American expansionism are older than the republic itself. American politicians worked and made very

The battle was called the “First Battle of Pyramid Lake”. The person who was in command was Major William Ormsby leading hundred and five volunteer men. The army went to William station to check out what happened. So, when they got there, they didn't find anybody there, the solution was is to head up north.

“A trans-like state settles over your efforts, the climb becomes a clear eyed dream.” Stated Krakauer in The Devils Thumb. Mountain climbing has become a popular interest for thrill-seekers in modern times. It is an immensely challenging activity, involving strength, determination, and the proper mindset. There are many accounts of mountain climbers heroically reaching the summit of mountains, but none more striking than that of Everest and The Devils Thumb. These are gut wrenching, first hand accounts of some of the greatest feats performed in mountain climbing history, although they are each different in their own way. Krakauer was climbing to find himself amongst the frozen rocks and chest deep snow, and Weihnmayer climbed to push his limits, and to accomplish what many thought to be the impossible.

Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War who had originally fought for the American Continental Army but he had defected the British Army. While he was a general on the American side, Arnold had obtained command of the fortifications at West Point, NY (New York), overlooking the cliffs at the Hudson river and he had planned to surrender those places to the British forces. He was born in Connecticut and he was a merchant operating ships on the Atlantic Ocean when the war broke out in 1775. He had joined the growing army that was outside of Boston and had distinguished himself through acts of intelligence and bravery. Arnold’s actions had included the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775, defensive and delaying tactics at the Battle Of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain in 1776 and the Battle Of Ridgefield, Connecticut.

|Different from the “what is the main point” question above, list several things that you learned from this reading, things that you did |

According to William Cronon’s “The Trouble with Wilderness”, the main concerns with the wilderness term being humanly constructed and lack of concern with the local environments. Cronon emphasize much of the historical and philological meanings of wilderness as a human construct via spiritual and religious perspectives. He desired for people stop putting so much emphasis on the above and beyond that is out of our reach and focus on the present. He pushed this into the idea of one should start putting emphasis and care into one’s own environment rather than just focusing on environments beyond the local one. He believes change should start locally.

Most of us have been stuck inside during a snowstorm at some point. We may have wanted to get out of the house, but we couldn’t. We were trapped inside. Scotty, one of the kids stuck at Tattawa Regional High School, has this same problem, but worse. Scotty is one of seven students that are stuck at Tattawa Regional High School during a massive snowstorm. After the power shuts off and heat begins to seep out of the building, the students begin a race against time to escape the school which could soon become their icy grave. In the story Trapped, Michael Northrop uses descriptive language to introduce a problem, develop a mood, and create suspense.

Caribou Ranch area was popular with hunters and trappers in the 1800’s. A hunter named Nathan W. Brown decided to make the area home and built a 2-story log home that became known as Brown’s Mountain House, which became a welcoming inn for hunters and prospector. One such prospector was Sam Conger who was also a good friend to Buffalo Bill. While on a hunting trip in 1869, Conger discovered silver ore and staked several claims naming them Caribou. News quickly spread about the find, and at its height, Caribou became home to 3,000 Prospectors.

At the end of the expedition, on August 30, 1869, Powell and his remaining crew reach safety at a Mormon settlement named Callville, located at the south of the Virgin River. The remaining crew come across a man named Mr. Asa; who is also played by Cody Sloan. Mr. Asa comes to the men and offers to help take them back to the Mormon settlement. He says that he will tell everyone that he found Powell and his remaining crew members. The audience is left with a bit of a cliff hanger there. Will Powell and his men get the credit they deserve? What happened to the rest of his crew? We were left to decide ourselves.

I don't really remember if you gave us an actual prompt for this email (and if you did I apologize for not remembering it) so I will just write about myself. Is that okay with you? Well, you can not actually answer that question as I am typing but I suppose you could tell me if I did this correctly or incorrectly after class.

Can you imagine moving to a different country and trying to raise a family in a country that is not your homeland? Many people make this decision on a daily basis. However, which traditions and values would you choose to teach your children? Would you teach your children their homeland traditions or their new country traditions? In the book, On Gold Mountain by Lisa See, Fong See struggled in being accepted publicly as a member of American Society and he also struggled with trying to keep his Chinese traditions and values with his families. In his second marriage, he succeeded in being accepted by the American society, but was not as successful with his Chinese traditions. However, in his third marriage, he was successful in maintaining

“Beyond this place” is a novel written by Scottish author Archibald Cronin. The book was written in 1953. This detective story is about a brave man called Paul Marthy. He wanted to get his father out of prison because he was jailed unfairly and was imprisoned for 15 years.