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.

About the author

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

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Harvey L. Carter, LeRoy R. Hafen
• Assisted by: Harvey Lewis Carter (Photographs), Leroy R Hafen (Editor), LeRoy R. Hafen (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1982
• EAN: 9780803272101
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-7210-1
• No. of pages: 401
• Dimensions: 202 mm x 138 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Illustrations: Map
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous