... throughout their journey. They are typically portrayed as challenging encounters for the travelers to overcome. History books, the western genre of fiction, and Hollywood movies all reinforced the stereotypes of Indian massacres, raids, abductions, thieves, and vagabonds. Occasionally in these narratives, a lone Native American would travel with the hero as a faithful companion. In general, however, Native Americans are ... many hazards emigrants had to overcome along their travels. The possibilities of massacres and abductions loomed over the wagon trains when in reality only 362 emigr...

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