"Custer came to me and said: 'Porter, there is a large camp of Indians ahead, and we are going to have a great killing.'" The words of army contract surgeon Henry R. Porter are chilling today in their matter-of-fact reference to the battle to come--a battle of which Porter would be one of the few white survivors. Drawing on his writings, this biography tells the story of Porter's transformation from young easterner to ambitious frontier settler and medical practicioner in mid-19th century America. In its details of frontier life, of the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn, and of Porter's later…mehr
"Custer came to me and said: 'Porter, there is a large camp of Indians ahead, and we are going to have a great killing.'" The words of army contract surgeon Henry R. Porter are chilling today in their matter-of-fact reference to the battle to come--a battle of which Porter would be one of the few white survivors. Drawing on his writings, this biography tells the story of Porter's transformation from young easterner to ambitious frontier settler and medical practicioner in mid-19th century America. In its details of frontier life, of the infamous Battle of Little Bighorn, and of Porter's later travels around the world (which ended with his death in Agra, India), the reader finds richness that brings history vividly to life. Appendices contain a list of items from the North Dakota Historical Society's Henry R. Porter collection and a detailed Porter lineage.
Retired surgeon L.G. Walker, Jr., M.D., lives in Charlotte, North Carolina. Walker is also a professor of clinical surgery, emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has published widely on scientific topic and articles.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Early Life and Education 2. Medical School Adventures 3. Western Adventures 4. Bismarck, on the Frontier 5. The Road to Little Bighorn 6. The Battle as Seen by Porter 7. After the Battle 8. Recalling the Battle 9. Return to Bismarck 10. Hail to the Chief 11. Early Business Ventures 12. The Reno Inquiry 13. Banking on Bismarck 14. A Capital Matter 15. Farewell to Lottie 16. Banking Business 17. Travels Abroad 18. Italian Journey 19. Up the Nile 20. Travels to the Holy Land and Around the Mediterranean 21. Washington and Bismarck 22. Final Years 23. Forgotten Hero Epilogue Appendix A-Holdings of Dr. H.R. Porter Items, North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck Appendix B-Porter Lineage Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. Early Life and Education 2. Medical School Adventures 3. Western Adventures 4. Bismarck, on the Frontier 5. The Road to Little Bighorn 6. The Battle as Seen by Porter 7. After the Battle 8. Recalling the Battle 9. Return to Bismarck 10. Hail to the Chief 11. Early Business Ventures 12. The Reno Inquiry 13. Banking on Bismarck 14. A Capital Matter 15. Farewell to Lottie 16. Banking Business 17. Travels Abroad 18. Italian Journey 19. Up the Nile 20. Travels to the Holy Land and Around the Mediterranean 21. Washington and Bismarck 22. Final Years 23. Forgotten Hero Epilogue Appendix A-Holdings of Dr. H.R. Porter Items, North Dakota Historical Society, Bismarck Appendix B-Porter Lineage Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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