I have a book at home written by an explorer of the Pacific Northwest. The story is of the author's trip from Puget Sound to what is now Eastern Washington, down to the Columbia River and out to the Pacific where he caught a ship home to New England.
The most interesting part of the book is his description of the Indian guide that left him in what is now the town of Selah.
The reason that this is the most interesting is that later there was a historian that recorded stories of American Indians who interviewed the Indian in the explorer's book.
The Indian said that he left the man alone in the desert of Eastern Washington because he was tired of being treated like a dog. :re:
My view on learning history is find the information written closest to when things happen and find both sides of the story if available.
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