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Recollections of the Last Ten Years, … in a Series of Letters to the Rev. James Flint, of Salem, Massachusetts

Timothy Flint's letters recount ten years of travel and residence in the Mississippi Valley, detailing journeys, frontier people, hardships, and daily life. Written from memory while ill and addressed to a friend.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1826

Francis Berrian: Or, The Mexican Patriot, Vol. 1

A narrator meets the enigmatic Francis Berrian on steamboats and becomes his companion. Berrian prepares to tell his adventurous life on the Mexican frontier, mixing travel, romance, and patriotism.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1834

Francis Berrian: Or, The Mexican Patriot, Vol. 2

19th-century novel recounting American volunteers and Mexican patriots in the Texas campaign: Bernardo's expedition, the sieges of La Bahía and San Antonio, and revolutionary conflict.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1834

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 1

An editor's address urging a Cincinnati literary review to foster Western writers and resist Eastern reviewers' snobbery and unjust criticism.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1827

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 2

Editorial outlining The Western Monthly Review's plan to publish original, Western-made literature and unbiased reviews to improve public taste. It defends regional writers and criticizes reliance on copied foreign periodicals.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1828

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 3

Argues for liberal education that prioritizes natural, observational sciences and practical language study over early classical study; praises Hamilton and Bolmar methods and engaging teaching.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1829

A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley, Vols. 1–2

Preface and table of contents of Timothy Flint’s 1828 Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, surveying the Mississippi Valley’s geography, resources, peoples, and state histories.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1828

The Life and Adventures of Arthur Clenning, Vol. 1

Preface (1828) to The Life and Adventures of Arthur Clenning: the author defends the book's truthfulness and recounts western travel, hospitality, and frontier characters.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1828

George Mason, the Young Backwoodsman: Or, ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship.’ A Story of the Mississippi

A frontier tale of the Mason family settling near the Mississippi in 1816, highlighting self-respect, Christian discipline, perseverance, and humble dignity amid poverty and hardship.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1829

The Shoshonee Valley: A Romance, Vol. 1

Excerpt from an 1830 romance, The Shoshonee Valley, depicting the Shoshonee people, their secluded river valley, abundant wildlife, and towering snowy mountains; includes author’s preface.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1830

The Shoshonee Valley: A Romance, Vol. 2

Vivid spring scene and preparations as an 800-warrior Shoshonee expedition departs; William Weldon and his family decide to join the long, perilous hunt and campaign.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1830

The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie, of Kentucky

James O. Pattie's six-year, first-person narrative (1831) of an expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific and back through Mexico, detailing frontier hardships, Indian conflicts, captivity, and his father's death.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1831

The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley, Vols. 1–2

Timothy Flint's 1833 History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley (3rd ed.) — a detailed survey of the valley's physical geography, states, peoples, resources, and civil history.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1833

The Art of Being Happy

A father's letters on pursuing happiness: happiness is a skill shaped by habits, discipline, and reason. He warns grief harms health and urges self-discipline, equanimity, and moral guidance.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1832

Indian Wars of the West; Containing Biographical Sketches of Those Pioneers Who Headed the Western Settlers in Repelling the Attacks of the Savages

Early 19th-century survey of the American West—its rivers, prairies, climate, fertility, population growth, and the character of pioneers during westward expansion.

Timothy Flint ⬩ 1833

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Recollections of the Last Ten Years, … in a Series of Letters to the Rev. James Flint, of Salem, Massachusetts

Francis Berrian: Or, The Mexican Patriot, Vol. 1

Francis Berrian: Or, The Mexican Patriot, Vol. 2

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 1

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 2

The Western Monthly Review, Vol. 3

A Condensed Geography and History of the Western States, or the Mississippi Valley, Vols. 1–2

The Life and Adventures of Arthur Clenning, Vol. 1

George Mason, the Young Backwoodsman: Or, ‘Don’t Give Up the Ship.’ A Story of the Mississippi

The Shoshonee Valley: A Romance, Vol. 1

The Shoshonee Valley: A Romance, Vol. 2

The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie, of Kentucky

The History and Geography of the Mississippi Valley, Vols. 1–2

The Art of Being Happy

Indian Wars of the West; Containing Biographical Sketches of Those Pioneers Who Headed the Western Settlers in Repelling the Attacks of the Savages

Lectures upon Natural History, Geology, Chemistry, the Application of Steam, and Interesting Discoveries in the Arts

Phrenology

Obstacles to American Literature

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 2, No. 4

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 2, No. 5

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