Embark on a journey with Watson — as he tells a firsthand account of a country at a crossroads, and one man’s quest to find his place in 19th century America.
In the early 1900s, Watson Stewart set out to record the principal events of his life in a set of personal memoirs. These writings, originally finished on his 77th birthday in 1904, have been rediscovered and compiled — over 120 years later — by Watson’s descendants.
The resulting text is an enlightening glimpse into life as a pioneer in a country on the brink of Civil War. Watson led a remarkable life filled with family tragedy, Native American relations, Civil War, and squabbles with some of the most famous historical figures in American history.
