"An important early journal; Fowler was second in command in a party of 20 men under Hugh Glenn. They left Ft. Smith in September, 1821, and went along the Arkansas River, following approximately the route that later became the Santa Fe Trail in that region, to the site of present Pueblo, Colorado. They went on to Taos and returned east in 1822, following the Santa Fe Trail in part and mentioning seeing the tracks of Becknell's wagons."--Jack Rittenhouse. The footnotes by Elliott Coues add much information and perspective.

This book is a journal of Jacob Fowler, a man who traveled from Arkansas through the Indian Territory across Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico between 1821 and 1822. It covers Fowler's day-to-day activities as he traverses the area on foot and by horse ride.

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Excerpt from The Journal of Jacob Fowler: Narrating an Adventure From Arkansas Through the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, to the Sources of Rio Grande Del Norte, 1821-22 Jacob fowler is an unknown author whose work has never before been heralded beyond the private circles of his friends, relatives, and descendants. The editor Of his Journal has therefore a man as well as a book to introduce to the public. Being responsible for the appearance of the latter in print, he will pres ently say something on that score. But first let us hear from Colonel R. T. Durrett, Of Louisville, Ky. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.