Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West: Eighteen Biographical Sketches, Paperback - Leroy R. Hafen

Reducere. DescriptionThe legendary mountain men--the fur traders and trappers who penetrated the Rocky Mountains and explored the Far West in the first half ...

Reducere. John Jacob Astor's dream of empire took shape as the American Fur Company. At Astor's retirement in 1834, this corporate monopoly reached westward ...

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Reducere. Known by the Indians as "Broken Hand, " Thomas Fitzpatrick was a trapper and a trailblazer who became the head of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. W...

A history of one of the most beautiful and best-loved corners of England - nestling deep within the mountains and valleys of the Lake District.Publ...

A history of one of the most beautiful and best-loved corners of England - nestling deep within the mountains and valleys of the Lake District.

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Reducere. The American Fur Trade of the Far West is the premier history of its subject. Its publication in 1902 invited historians and general readers to loo...

Reducere. Five Fur Traders of the Northwest captures the day-to-day life of the fur trader during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Long ou...

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Reducere. Walter Arnold (1894-1980) was one of the last in a long line of independent fur trappers from the mountain man era. Living most of his life in the ...

French Canadian workers who paddled canoes, transported goods, and staffed the interior posts of the northern North American fur trade became popul...

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Reducere. The American West of the nineteenth century was a world of freedom and adventure for men of every stripe--not least also those who admired and desi...

Publisher: Lector HouseAuthor(s): Arthur Thomas MalkinNumber of pages: 196Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 155 x 235 x 10Cover type: Paperback / s...

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Tells the stories of the men who earned the award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp between 10 July and 31 October 1940.Publisher:...

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This book takes us inside the adventure, hardships, and joys peculiar to the packing trade. Part One is an account of the evolution of the packing ...

An incredible collection of writing - both essays and short stories - spanning the long career of Dorothy West. Includes a new introduction by Dian...

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Revealing the career histories of successful 20th century scientists, this exciting resource offers students fascinating reads, a wonderful researc...

Publisher: Lit VerlagAuthor(s): Nursyirwan EffendiNumber of pages: 168Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 159 x 232 x 9Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Reducere. In 1807, a year after Lewis and Clark returned from the shores of the Pacific, groups of trappers and hunters began to drift West to tap the rich s...

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Reducere. Two years ago, Sam ran away from New York City to live in the Catskill Mountains. Now his younger sister Alice has joined him and is quietly living...

Reducere. Last and First Men: A Story of the Near and Far Future is a "future history" science fiction novel written in 1930 by the British author Olaf Stapl...

Reducere. Incredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West. The ``mountain men`` were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mounta...

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Peter Boardman planned to tackle the unclimbed West Wall of Changabang in 1976. This was perhaps the most fearsome and technically challenging gran...