Mountain Men & Fur Traders of the Far West
edited by LeRoy R. Hafen
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The legendary Mountain Men; the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half of the nineteenth century, formed the American adventure. This volume brings brief biographies of eighteen Mountain Men. Some of the subjects are: Joseph Meek, Manuel Lisa, Pierre Chouteau, Jr., William Ashley, Benjamin Bommeville and many more. Soft bound, 400 pages.
The Table of Contents includes the following:- Introduction, Harvey L. Carter
- Manuel Lisa, Richard E. Oglesby
- Pierre Chouteau, Jr., Janet Lecompte
- Wilson Price Hunt, William Brandon
- William H. Ashley, Harvey L. Carter
- Jedediah Smith, Harvey L. Carter
- John McLoughlin, Kenneth L. Holmes
- Peter Skene Ogden, Ted J. Warner
- Ceran St. Vrain, Harold H. Dunham
- Kit Carson, Harvey L. Carter
- William Sherley (Old Bill) Williams, Frederic E. Voelker
- William Lewis Sublette, John E. Sunder
- Thomas Fitzpatrick, LeRoy R. and Ann W. Hafen
- James Bridger, Cornelius M. Ismert
- Benjamin L.E. Bonneville, Edgeley W. Todd
- Joseph R. Walker, Ardis M. Walker
- Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, William R. Sampson
- Andrew Drips, Harvey L. Carter
- Joseph L. Meek, Harvey E. Tobie
- Index
ISBN: 0-8032-7210-3
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