Table of Contents

Introduction
Before 1860
1860 and Later
The Tragic Story of Wesley Green Garrett’s Demise
The Later Years
Postscript
Appendix 1: Donation Land Claim Act
Appendix 2: A Brief History of the Oregon Trail
Appendix 3: Pike’s Peak Gold Rush
Appendix 4: A Romanticized Account of the Death of Wesley Green Garrett
Appendix 5: Ft. Kearny
Appendix 6: Plum Creek Massacre
References