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The Scioneers by Clark Fuller recounts Persinger’s Western life
The narrative follows Hardscrabble rancher Persinger born 1851 in Alabama who moved West in 1876. Diaries detail his Sidney groceries venture, sheep-buying trips to New Mexico, trips to Colorado and Canada, rail and wagon journeys, and a rambling 8-room Cedar Creek ranch.
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Harriet Searcy Persinger Murphy
Chevy Chase
Nebraska
Northport
Alabama
South
Midwest
Sidney
Persinger & Haas
New Mexico
Colorado Mountains
Canada
Persinger
Las Vegas
Fort Sumner
Colorado
Cedar Creek
Iliff
Pantenberg
la Veta Pass
Fort Garland
Ojo Caliente
Tierra Amarillo
Chama River
Alamosa
San Juan
Chama
Antonito
Denver
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Niff
Colorado Ranch
Hadfield
Gunderson
Adam Gunderson
Point of Rocks
Persingers
Harriet Burghardt
Plattsmouth
Charlotte
Mary
Swan Starkane
Lodgepole
Starkane
John Barleycorn
Dr. Searcy
Lodge Pole
Myron and
Merlyn Carlson
Carlsons
Murphy
West