The Mountain Men: The Dramatic History and Lore of the First Frontiersmen
To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung mountain men who, like the legendary Jeremiah Johnson, were real buckskin survivalists. Preceded only by Lewis and Clark, beaver fur trappers roamed the river valleys and mountain ranges of the West, living on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading toward the untamed wilderness.\ In this story of rough, heroic men and their worlds, Laycock weaves historical facts and...
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To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung buckskin survivalists. Publishers Weekly Laycock chronicles the American fur trappers of the 1820s and 1830s, discussing their role in the westward expansion of the U.S. (Mar.)
\ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Laycock chronicles the American fur trappers of the 1820s and 1830s, discussing their role in the westward expansion of the U.S. (Mar.)\ \ \ \ \ Library JournalLaycock, the author of more than 40 volumes dedicated to the outdoors, here offers a history of the fur trappers who pushed West in the early 1800s in search of the much-prized beaver pelt. Though theirs was purely a financial venture, their interaction with Native Americans and the knowledge they gained of the terrain and its dangers made the way a little less treacherous for the homesteaders and farmers who followed.\ \
