Three Years Among The Sketches Analysis

Texan Ranger Nelson Lee wrote the narrative Three Years Among the Comanches after being captured by them and escaping from them. Author Nelson Lee was born in Brownsville, Jefferson County, New York, in 1807. His father Parmer Lee was a farmer who was always interested in agricultural pursuits. Who volunteered to be a Texas Ranger. Also became a raftsman sailing Lake Ontario for several years.The comanche tribe has always been of interesting. Anything that has to do with Native Americans is so interesting and fascinating. Their way of living has always been a wondered and how it would be like to live among them. The Native American lifestyle is such a primitive way of living and it must feel like the most natural way of living. The beginning
Though the war was closed down Nelson did not want return back home. He wanted to keep exploring and visiting nearby places He had heard of. Nelson went on to St. Louis then made his way down to New Orleans. On his voyage visiting every town of importance left and right of the Mississippi. Once he arrived at New Orleans he then set off to Washington where the master's mate pointed him to board the Delaware ship. He ended up sailing for New York. Then was transferred to the Ontario “sloop of war” . Where Captain Salters turned him back to the south once more this time departing for the region of Brazil. Arriving at Rio de Janeiro. Then ordered by the American consul to pursuit pirates lurking the island of St. Thomas along the African coast. However their pursuit of the pirates was unsuccessful. Though they pursued it to the island where they opened doors to prison cells. Hoping to find object of their pursuit among the malefactors. They ended up returning to Rio from their cruise only remembered by the serious smallpox disease that killed some of their crew. They joined the main military unit at that port with Commodore Renshaw