My life in the mountains and on the plains : the newly discovered autobiography /
by David Meriwether; edited and with an introd. by Robert A. Griffen.
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 1966.
- xxi, 301 pages . : ill., portraits ; 24 cm.
- The American exploration and travel series .
- 9(73)(092) Meriwether, D. (NLA) .
Bibliography: pp. 267-284; index: pp. 285-301
Cont.: The Kentucky frontier -- Up the Missouri -- Council Bluffs -- A journey of mercy -- Indian trader -- Prisoner in Santa Fe -- Indians and trade -- Farming and politics -- Territorial governor -- Dragoons and hostiles -- Apaches, Utes, and Navahos -- Indians, captives, and boundary problems -- An attempt to resign, building the state house, and a vetoed bill.
Meriwether, David 1800 -1893
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--History New Mexico--Politics and government