The Ben Lilly Legend brings back to life a great American hunter—the greatest bear hunter in history after Davy Crockett; by his own account and also by the record. J. Frank Dobie met Lilly and was so struck by this extraordinary man that he collected everything he could find about him. Lilly was born in Alabama in 1856; followed the bear and the panther westward through Mississippi and Louisiana to Texas; leaving a trail of stories about his prowess as a hunter and his goodness as a man. He was at one time "chief huntsman" to Teddy Roosevelt; hunted in Texas and Mexico; and came to be known as the master sign reader of the Rockies. Here are all the stories Ben Lilly told and a great many more Frank Dobie heard about him; put together in a fresh and fascinating contribution to American folklore.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. William Jay: Abolitionist and AnticolonialistBy James R. LundquistExcellent addition to the literature on abolition. William Jay was always being mentioned in previous sources and was deserving a comprehensive and full examination which Stephen Budney has more than provided. Well documented and written in a very clear accessible style. Jay's relationships with other public figures of this time and the evolvement of his views are fascinating to follow. I recommend this book highly to anyone interested in this specific subject or this time period of American history.
