Description: Further DetailsTitle: The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 8Condition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: Biographical sketches of the participants by scholars of the subjects and with introductions by the editorEAN: 9780806194837ISBN: 9780806194837Publisher: University of Oklahoma PressRelease Date: 08/26/2024Description: Mountain Men were the principal figures of the fur trade era, one of the most interesting, dramatic, and truly significant phases of the history of the American trans-Mississippi West during the first half of the 19th Century. These men were of all types—some were fugitives from law and civilization, others were the best in rugged manhood; some were heroic, some brutal, most were adventurous, and many were picturesque. The typical trapper was a young man—strong hardy and adventure loving. Having succumbed to the lure of the wilderness, his thin veneer of civilization soon rubbed off. In the wilds he had little need for money—barter supplied his simple wants. Possibly short on book-learning, he could read moccasin tracks, beaver sign, and trace of the travois. Memorials to them cover the West. Mountain peaks, passes, rivers and lakes carry their names. Towns and counties have been christened in their honor. Their trails have become our highways—their campfire ashes, our cities. Included in Volume 8 are the biographies of Louis Ambroise; Albert Gallatin Boone; Robert Campbell; Michel Sylvestre; Malcom Clark; John Colter; Charles Compo; Jules DeMun; Pierre Dorion; John Dougherty; Andrew Drips; Edward and Francis Ermatinger; Jacques (Old Pino) Fournaise; Friday, the Arapaho; Antoine Janis; Charles Keemle; Jean Baptiste Lucier, Dit Gardipe; Robert McClellan; William W. McGaa; John McLoughlin; Mariano Medina; Robert Newell; James Pursley; Joseph Robidoux; Louis Robidoux; Jedediah Smith; Andrew Whitley Sublette; and William Sherley (Old Bill) Williams.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 33mmItem Weight: 866gContributor: LeRoy R. Hafen (Edited by)Author: LeRoy R. Hafen, LeRoy R. Hafen (editor)Genre: HistoryTopic: BiographyISBN-10: 0806194839Type: United StatesRelease Year: 2024 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 8
Title: The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 8
Subtitle: Biographical sketches of the participants by scholars of the subj
EAN: 9780806194837
ISBN: 9780806194837
Release Date: 08/26/2024
Release Year: 2024
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: LeRoy R. Hafen (Edited by)
Genre: History
Topic: Biography
ISBN-10: 0806194839
Number of Pages: 398 Pages
Publication Name: Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 8 : Biographical Sketches of the Participants by Scholars of the Subjects and with Introductions by the Editor
Language: English
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 2024
Item Height: 0.9 in
Subject: United States / 19th Century, Adventurers & Explorers
Item Weight: 21.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Leroy R. Hafen
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
