Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West - Eighteen Biographical Sketches

The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Harvey L. Carter is professor emeritus of history at Colorado College.

Zusammenfassung

The legendary mountain men - the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half on the nineteenth century - formed the vanguard of the American empire and became the heroes of American adventure. This volume presents brief biographies of eighteen representative mountain men.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Harvey L. Carter, Leroy R. Hafen
• Mitarbeit: Harvey Lewis Carter (Fotografien), Leroy R Hafen (Herausgeber), Leroy R. Hafen (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Bison Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.06.1982
• EAN: 9780803272101
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7210-1
• Seiten: 401
• Abmessung: 136 mm x 203 mm x 22 mm
• Gewicht: 463 g
• Thema: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges