A Tramp Across the Continent, by Charles Fletcher Lummis
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Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859 – 1928) was a United States journalist and Indian rights and historic preservation activist; he is also known as a historian, photographer, ethnographer, archaeologist, poet and librarian. Whoever aspires to the adventures of "A Tramp Across the Continent" would do well first to read those of Charles F. Lummis. What is the author's ground for characterizing his tramp from Ohio to California as "joy on legs" is difficult for a reader of his hardships and hairbreadth escapes to detect. If not between the devil and the deep sea at every step, rattlesnakes, centipedes, striped skunks, prickly pears, coyotes, wildcats, and a dog companion finally going mad, served the same purpose. The tramp, however, as described in the graphic, frequently thrilling style of the traveler, is such as any one would delight to take—on paper, between covers. Every step of the way is photographed. The book commends itself especially to the youth yearning for the unfettered luxury of ranch or frontier. There is probably not one young fellow in a thousand who would have shown the nerve and persistence of Lummis in this tramp. His book has such heart in it, such simplicity and strength, it Is as good to read as any story of adventure may be. The book is full of quotable passages, and the best service one can do any reader is to refer him to the volume itself. He will not find a dull page in it. There is plenty of humor and on the whole a better or more amusing book of its sort cannot be found. It is capital reading for all, old and young. There is, of course. a great deal about hunting and fishing in the book. A typical passage from the book is as follows: "Near Magnolia a hard, mean-faced, foul-mouthed fellow met me, and before I fairly noticed him, had a cocked revolver under my nose with a demand to "give up my stuff." I was considerably worried, but a look into his eyes convinced me that he lacked what is called, in the expressive idiom of the plains, "sand." "Well," I drawled, "I haven't very much, but what there is you are welcome to," and unbuttoning my coat deliberately, as if for a pocketbook, I jerked out the big, hidden forty-four, knocked the pistol from his fist with the heavy barrel in the same motion, and gave him a turn at looking down a muzzle. Now he was as craven as he had been abusive, and begged and knelt and blubbered like the cowardly cur he was. I pocketed his pistol, which is still among my relics, gave him a few hearty kicks and cuffs for the horrible names he had called me when he was "in power," and left him grovelling there." CONTENTS I. The Start And The Reasons II. Really "out West" III. In And Out Among The Rockies IV. Mountain Days V. Skirting The Rockies VI. Over The Divide VII. The Land Of The Adobe VIII. The Mineral Belt IX. Pulling Through A Narrow Escape X. The Fiesta De Los Muertos XI. Across The Rio Grande XII. From Cabero To San Mateo XIII. Territorial Types XIV. With The Nomads XV. A Streak or Lean XVI. Western Arizona XVII. The Verge Of The Desert XVIII. The Worst Of It XIX. On The Home Stretch This book originally published in 1892 has been reformatted for the Kindle and may contain an occasional defect from the original publication or from the reformatting.
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- Published on: 2015-06-14
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Review "Lummis walked from Ohio to California in 1884, and in the journal he published in 1892 he calls his saga 'the simple story of joy on legs.' In a vivid style he tells of losing his way in a blizzard, setting his own broken arm in the wilderness, and other rugged adven-tures."—American West (American West)"The true value of the book is in the glimpse of what it was like to come upon, talk and travel with a wide range of Westerners, for Lummis was a born reporter who, indeed, ended his three-thousand-mile tramp by walking into the Los Angeles Daily News and starting work as city editor."—English Westerners' Tally Sheet (English Westerners' Tally Sheet)"[A] time-honored classic."—New Mexico Magazine (New Mexico Magazine)
About the Author Charles F. Lummis, who founded the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles, wrote such books as "A Tramp across the Continent," also reprinted in a Bison Book edition. Robert F. Gish is Director of Ethnic Studies and a professor of English and Ethnic Studies at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His books include "Frontiers End: The Life and Literature of Harvey Fergusson" published by the University of Nebraska Press.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful. hilarious and true adventure tales By Olivia Lummis was a real character with a 'perfect body and awakened mind' who walked from Cincinnati to his new job in Los Angeles in winter of 1884-1885. His adventures are terrific and his self-confidence supreme and enabling of his success. He was open and accepting of all people, flamboyent, bombastic and an asset to the development of Los Angeles, its library, the Southwest Museum and the peaceful relocation of the native Americans to reservations. (He had been appointed to that task by his Harvard classmate, Teddy Roosevelt. Clean, funny and very well written!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Being There in the Wilds of Western America By Mark Lee My son ended up having to read this book for a college history class. I picked it up and thumbed through it and was immediately drawn into Lummis' explanation of the fluidness and even reverence with which the New Mexican of his time could curse all things. I read this book in one day.This true (I guess) narrative of Lummis' hike in the late 19th century westward to California has it all: Frontier adventures, bungled robberies, hunting, winter survival, humorous observations of human nature, confessions of weakness, personal examination of bigotry. Lummis' wit is liberally sprinkled throughout this book and his sarcasm isn't bitter, but sassy and refreshing. He truly came to love the people he ran across, and I can't help but imagine that the hospitality he frequently found himself receiving from others was a reflection of his worthiness of it.Highly recommended as a piece of cross-genre Americana. Lummis' prose isn't buried in the 19th century, although some aspects of his wordsmithing bear the marks of that age. This is an accessible work for the literate modern reader.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A good book - was hoping for a bit more... By kdave21 This is a good read with some nice narrative of southwestern culture and history. I was a bit disappointed as Lummis tends to spend a disproportionate amount of time recounting historical facts dating back to earlier Spanish eras (as an example...granted, interesting in and of themselves) but not as much time detailing his own personal adventures. There were some times in the book where he mentioned some escapade that would have been really interesting to read about, but he just summarized them in a couple of lines. I suspect this has to do with the fact that he was writing for a 19th century audience, and not a 21st Century audience. The items we find interesting about the 19th Century were of course common place at that time. By the time he wrote the book, the frontier was not as wild as it had been a couple of decades prior, and he probably wanted to explore "lesser discussed" topics. In conclusion, I wouldn't consider this a hardcore page turner, but never the less worth the read. If you like hearing first hand accounts from 19th century authors, I would highly recommend Diary of a Forty Niner by Alfred T. Jackson (Author), and Chauncey L. Canfield (editor). There is some dispute as to its accuracy, but a captivating, romantic tale of the golden days of California's Gold Rush.
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