San Antonio College Library

"French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popularly known as voyageurs. Scholars and public historians alike have cast them in the romantic role of rugged and merry heroes who paved the way for European civilization in the wild Northwest. Carolyn Podruchny looks beyond the stereotypes and reveals the contours of voyageurs' lives, world views, and values."...

After being raised as an Indian for eleven years following his capture at the age of four, John Butler is forcibly returned to his white parents but continues to long for the freedom of Indian life.

Presented to the Mutual Improvement Club by Mr. & Mrs. George W. Smith, January 7, 1903.

A history of the Mexican-American border region in the early 20th century profiles the violent and colorful figures during the period of the Mexican revolution, when bloody raids and conflicts broke out between Mexicans and American soldiers and frontiersman.