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- Wild Life in the Far West: Personal Adventures of a Border Mountain Man is a purported memoir of life in the 19th-century American west written by James Hobbs (c. 1819 – 1880) first published in 1872. The text alleges to be a firsthand account of many important events in the early American West: Hobbs claims to have been a member of Kit Carson's exploratory party, fought in the Mexican-American War, and the prospected during the California Gold Rush. Wild Life has been summarized by historical author David Remley as "a fanciful book of 'personal adventures'...much of which is clearly exaggerated and perhaps wholly fabricated." The book is primarily notable in that—despite numerous falsehoods—it remains in print and a commonly-cited reference by academic authors detailing early California and Native American civilizations. The book covers places and times where firsthand testimonials were rare, and some authors cite Hobbs' book as a reference while simultaneously warning that his testimony is unreliable. Notable texts that have cited Hobbs' book include Captives and Cousins by James F. Brooks, The Comanche Empire by Pekka Hämäläinen, and The Apache Wars by Paul Andrew Hutton. (en)
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- Wiley, Waterman & Eaton (en)
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- Wild Life in the Far West: Personal Adventures of a Border Mountain Man is a purported memoir of life in the 19th-century American west written by James Hobbs (c. 1819 – 1880) first published in 1872. The text alleges to be a firsthand account of many important events in the early American West: Hobbs claims to have been a member of Kit Carson's exploratory party, fought in the Mexican-American War, and the prospected during the California Gold Rush. Wild Life has been summarized by historical author David Remley as "a fanciful book of 'personal adventures'...much of which is clearly exaggerated and perhaps wholly fabricated." (en)
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