Biographies Category

Black Beaver, Harbinger of the Chisholm Trail

by Paul L Bennett But for the loyal courage of a 55-year-old Delaware Indian guide, there might never have been a Chisholm Trail. And carrying “maybe’s” just a step further, Oklahoma could have been permanently lost to the union in 1861. Deep in Confederate territory and surrounded on all sides, Col. William H. Emory abandoned […]

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Captain Black Beaver

An illustrious man, he applied himself to a plethora of varied crafts during his lifetime; a reconnoiter, interpreter, trapper, and leader….

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