{"product_id":"the-mountain-men-and-the-fur-trade-of-the-far-west-volume-5-biographical-sketches-of-the-participants-by-scholars-of-the-subjects-and-with-introducti-paperback","title":"The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West Volume 5: Biographical sketches of the participants by scholars of the subjects and with introducti - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeroy R. Hafen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMountain Men were the principal figures of the fur trade era, one of the most interesting, dramatic, and truly significant phases of the history of the American trans-Mississippi West during the first half of the 19th Century. These men were of all types-some were fugitives from law and civilization, others were the best in rugged manhood; some were heroic, some brutal, most were adventurous, and many were picturesque.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe typical trapper was a young man-strong hardy and adventure loving. Having succumbed to the lure of the wilderness, his thin veneer of civilization soon rubbed off. In the wilds he had little need for money-barter supplied his simple wants. Possibly short on book-learning, he could read moccasin tracks, beaver sign, and trace of the travois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemorials to them cover the West. Mountain peaks, passes, rivers and lakes carry their names. Towns and counties have been christened in their honor. Their trails have become our highways-their campfire ashes, our cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in Volume 5 are the biographies of Cyrus Alexander; John Ball; James Bird, Jr.; Benjamin L. E. Bonneville; James Bordeaux; Lucien Fontenelle; John Gantt; Seth Kinman; James Kirker; Michel Laframboise; William LeBlanc; Aaron B. Lewis; Manuel Lisa; Joseph Livernois; Finnan MacDonald; Duncan McDougall; Donald McKenzie; Levin Mitchell; Bill New; Benjamin O'Fallon; Dick Owens; Antoine Plante; Ceran St. Brain; Louy Simmons; John Simpson Smith; William L. Sublette; Joseph R. Walker; and Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 404\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43929488294023,"sku":"9780806196732","price":44.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/z7Hwb5whJt9780806196732.webp?v=1771469193","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-mountain-men-and-the-fur-trade-of-the-far-west-volume-5-biographical-sketches-of-the-participants-by-scholars-of-the-subjects-and-with-introducti-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}