Publisher's Synopsis
Return of the Great Hunters; Tales of the Frontier began as the Story of Buffalo Hunters in Kansas, but it is more than that. It is also an account of the pioneers of the plains, the growth of Dodge City and the extermination of the great buffalo herds in Southwest Kansas. The book is about the buffalo hunters who traveled in and out of the Arkansas River Valley between the years of 1868 to 1874. Their stories are entwined with that of the entrepreneurs who built Dodge City - never looking backward and asking only for light enough to show them a tomorrow. Return of the Great Hunters is a contemporary look at the individual beginnings of the legends of Dodge City, Kansas. These stories describe a first-person perspective of the individuals who faced the hardships of the frontier.It is a collection of individual stories on how these men became legends of their experiences - founded at times by luck, but mostly on their skills to survive. These are the personal stories of legends, established out of strong character, which made them unique to American lore. The book will take you deep into the adventures of each man's encounters as they conquer the wild grasslands of the southwestern plains. It is about the legends of their actions during a specific time in history as their stories are manifested here. These are the stories beyond the folk heroes that they have been noted to become. It is also the story of the greatest slaughter of any animal history - the great Bison herds of America.
