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Frances Fuller Victor (1826-1902) was an American historian and historical novelist known for her books about the West and especially Oregon history. Both she and her sister Metta Victoria Fuller became well-known for their writing, publishing stories and poems in the Home Journal from an early age, and later progressing to dime novels while living in New York. Following her second marriage, Fuller settled in Portland, Oregon in 1864, where her writing shifted from fiction to regional histories. Over the next 13 years she compiled first-hand accounts of the history of Oregon from territorial leaders such as Joseph Meek, Oliver Applegate and Matthew Deady. When her husband died in 1875 Fuller found herself in financial need and returned to San Francisco to accept a 10-year contract offered by historian Hubert Howe Bancroft, contributing major portions of Bancroft's monumental work, The History of the West, which were, however, published under his name. In 1886 she returned to Oregon where she was commissioned to write a history of the Indian wars entitled The Early Indian Wars of Oregon. This biography of Joseph Meek (1810-75), the trapper, pioneer, mountain man, law enforcement official, and politician in the Oregon Country and later Oregon Territory of the United States, was published in 1877 and also includes A History of the Sioux War, and a Life of Gen. George A. Custer with a Full Account of His Last Battle, with illustrations throughout.

"The New Penelope, and Other Stories and Poems" by Frances Fuller Victor. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

"Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains" from Frances Fuller Victor. American historical novelist (1826-1902).

Hardcover reprint of the original 1877 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Victor, Frances Fuller. Eleven Years In The Rocky Mountains And Life On The Frontier. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Victor, Frances Fuller. Eleven Years In The Rocky Mountains And Life On The Frontier, . Hartford, Conn.: Columbian Book Co., 1877. Subject: Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876

"Acclaimed author and one of Oregon's first historians." --Early Pasco A "brilliant historian." --Notable Women of Portland "'Historian of the Northwest' ... 'Talented Writer'." --Change in the American West The narrative in "Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains" is chiefly built about the strong wild figure of mountain man "Joe" Meek, the fur-trapper, but other mountain men such as Bridger, Wyeth, Sublette and many other worthies of the wilderness move across its pages. Frances Fuller Victor (1826-1902) was an American historian described as "the first Oregon historian to gain regional and national attention." She compiled first-hand accounts of the history of Oregon from territorial leaders like Joseph Meek, Oliver Applegate, and Matthew Deady. Victor writes, "It is not without a feeling of genuine self-congratulation, that I am able to bear testimony to the services, hitherto hardly recognized, of the 'mountain-men' who have settled in Oregon."

Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer was widely known as a Civil War figure, author, and successful cavalry leader before his spectacular defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 by Lakota and Northern Cheyenne Indians. His actions—and those of his troops—would have been of public interest even without their final, bloody outcome. A ready audience of readers was hungry for information about the engagement and about their fallen hero when Frances Fuller Victor's book appeared in spring 1877. Published even before the Great Sioux War had ended, Our Centennial Indian War and the Life of General Custer was the first contemporary and comprehensive account of the successive army operations in 1876 and early 1877. It was a major accomplishment. Victor drew information from a wide range of sources—including personal letters, war correspondents' dispatches, and government documents—to explain the lengthy, disjointed struggle between the army and the Lakota-Cheyenne coalition. She also offered one of the earliest biographical assessments of Custer, its most noted military participant. Compared to other period writings, Victor's narrative is smooth and dispassionate, devoid of conjecture and judgment. In addition, her account contains rare Indian perspectives on the Little Bighorn battle, including Lakota testimony that has not previously appeared elsewhere. Featuring an introduction by historian Jerome A. Greene, this edition of Our Centennial Indian War provides a remarkable window into contemporary thinking about an iconic event

Hardcover reprint of the original 1872 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Victor, Frances Fuller. All Over Oregon And Washington. Observations On The Country, Its Scenery, Soil, Climate, Resources, And Improvements, With An Outline Of Its Early History. Also Hints To Immigrants And Travelers Concerning Routes, The Cost Of Travel, The Price Of Land, Etc. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Victor, Frances Fuller. All Over Oregon And Washington. Observations On The Country, Its Scenery, Soil, Climate, Resources, And Improvements, With An Outline Of Its Early History. Also Hints To Immigrants And Travelers Concerning Routes, The Cost Of Travel, The Price Of Land, Etc, . San Francisco: Printed By J.H. Carmany & Co., 1872.