James Ohio Pattie

Pattie wounded by an Indian arrow in 1827, from his autobiography

James Ohio Pattie (c. 1804[1] – c. 1850[2]) was an American frontiersman and author from Kentucky.[1] Between 1824 and 1830, Pattie took part in a series of fur trapping and trading expeditions, traveling through the American West and Southwest and into modern-day northern and central Mexico.

In 1831, Pattie collaborated with Kentucky newspaperman Timothy Flint to publish The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie of Kentucky describing his travels.[3] Personal Narrative has been praised by historians for its vivid descriptions of the Southwest, but the veracity of Pattie's account is disputed. While the general nature of the events described are widely accepted, Pattie likely embellished his role in such events.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ a b Hafen (1966), p. 232
  2. ^ Hafen (1966), pp. 249–250
  3. ^ Batman (1984), p. 8
  4. ^ Batman (1984), p. 20
  5. ^ Coblentz, Stanton A. (1961). The Swallowing Wilderness: The Life of a Frontiersman: James Ohio Pattie. Thomas Yoseloff. p. 11.
  6. ^ Kroeber (1964), p. 120.