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T h o m a s H a r t B e n t o n . B O L T O F L I G H T N I N G . 1 9 4 5 . W a t e r c o lo r . 8 1 4 " x 5 14". M u s e u m o f N e b r a s k a A r t C o ll e c t io n . F ir st se r ia liz e d in t h e K n ic k e rb o c k e r m a g a z in e in 1 8 4 7 - 1 8 4 9 , la t e r b o o k l e n g t h e d i t i o n s o f F r a n c is P a r k m a n ’s T h e O re g o n T rail fe a t u r e il lu st r a t io n s b y r e n o w n e d a r t is t s. F r e d e r ic k R e m in g t o n p r o v id e d o v e r six d o z e n b la c k a n d - w h it e sk e t c h e s fo r t h e 1 8 9 2 e d it io n . T h e s e w e r e r e p la c e d b y c o lo r p a in t ­ in g s b y N . C . W y e t h in 1 9 2 5 a n d W ill ia m H . Ja c k s o n in 1931. I n 1 9 4 3 , c o lo r p a in t i n g s a n d lin e d r a w in g s b y M a y n a r d D i x o n illu st r a t e d t h e t e x t . T h o m a s H a r t B e n t o n ’s w a t e r c o lo r s a c c o m p a n ie d t h e 1 9 4 5 e d it io n o f t h e b o o k . F r a n c i s P a r k m a n ’s T h e O r e g o n T r a i l A N D T H E U S - M E X I C A N W AR: A p p r o p r i a t i o n s o f C o u n t e r - I m p e r i a l D i s s e n t N i c h o l a s L a w r e n c e T h e p e r i o d s p a n n i n g t h e I n d i a n R e m o v a l A c t o f 1 8 3 0 a n d t h e U S ' M e x i c a n W a r ( 1 8 4 6 - 1 8 4 8 ) i n v o l v e d a d r a m a t i c s p i k e i n U S r e a d e r s ’ a p p e t i t e f o r a l l t h i n g s w e s t e r n . W h i l e f r o n t i e r f i c t i o n a n d c a p t i v i t y n a r r...

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