Seventy Years on the Frontier

"Seventy Years on the Frontier" by Alexander Majors is a late 19th-century memoir about the author's life on the American frontier. Introducing Majors' earlier days, it describes his family's move to Missouri and the difficulties they faced in settling the wild lands. The memoir vividly portrays life on the frontier, including dangers from Indigenous people and the everyday struggles for survival. It tells of his mother's inspirational influence and the hardiness he acquired growing up, preparing him for a life of exploration and creating new routes over the American West.