# Seeking Fortune in America Author: Grey, F. W. (Frederick William); Grey, Leopold John Herbert, 1840-1921 [Author of introduction, etc.] Genre: Category: Biographies Language: English License: Public domain Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/57963 Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Seeking+Fortune+in+America+Grey&tag=cyberlibrar00-20 ## Summary The Western States and Provinces of North America thrive on our “thousand-pounders” and “remittance-men.” Some years ago in one small prairie town of Iowa there were 105 young Britons on the books of the local club. One of these (dubbed Sitting-bull after a famous brave) was doing fairly well in a milk-walk; a few others earned livings as farm hands; the rest were, said the natives, “doing no good.” How should they, unless to the manner born? Four young sons of farmers and parsons, all neighbours from Owersby, Walesby, and other Lincolnshire "by’s," bought a “raw” farm on instalments in the Red River Valley. A land-seeker was sent there by the owner. “He has not got us yet,” said the lads... ## Chapters - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/39/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/72/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/64/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/50/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/54/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/69/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/62/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/53/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/51/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/55/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/38/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/42/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/59/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/45/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/44/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/58/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/71/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/65/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/56/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/49/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/68/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/74/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/73/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/47/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/43/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/61/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/48/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/57/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/41/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/52/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/70/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/40/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/60/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/66/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/46/index.md) - [did. America is a land of great opportunities, but rarely for the Briton](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/75/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/63/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/67/index.md) - [CHAPTER XX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/20/index.md) - [CHAPTER IX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/9/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/24/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/32/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/37/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/16/index.md) - [CHAPTER XII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/12/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/29/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/34/index.md) - [CHAPTER VIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/8/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/13/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/22/index.md) - [CHAPTER II](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/2/index.md) - [CHAPTER VII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/7/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/14/index.md) - [CHAPTER XIX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/19/index.md) - [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/1/index.md) - [CHAPTER VI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/6/index.md) - [CHAPTER X](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/10/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/27/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/28/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/31/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/36/index.md) - [CHAPTER IV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/4/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/33/index.md) - [CHAPTER V](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/5/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/23/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/25/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXVI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/26/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXX](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/30/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXXV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/35/index.md) - [CHAPTER XV](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/15/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVIII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/18/index.md) - [CHAPTER XI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/11/index.md) - [CHAPTER XVII](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/17/index.md) - [CHAPTER XXI](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/21/index.md) - [CHAPTER III](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/seeking-fortune-in-america-57963/chapters/3/index.md)