Th e mountain men /
Laycock, George.
Th e mountain men / George Laycock ; introduction by Paul Schulley ; drawings by Tom Beecham. - Guilford, Conn. : The Lylon Press, c1996. - x, 246 p. : ill. 23 cm.
A Dramatic history and lore of the first frontiermen.--Cover. Originally published: Danbury, CT : Outdoor Life Books, c1988.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and index.
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 rangers of the West, living on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading toward the untamed wilderness.
9781592286553
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Fur trade--West (U.S.)
Fur traders--West (U.S.)
Trappers--West (U.S.)
Trapping--West (U.S.)
Th e mountain men / George Laycock ; introduction by Paul Schulley ; drawings by Tom Beecham. - Guilford, Conn. : The Lylon Press, c1996. - x, 246 p. : ill. 23 cm.
A Dramatic history and lore of the first frontiermen.--Cover. Originally published: Danbury, CT : Outdoor Life Books, c1988.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and index.
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 rangers of the West, living on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading toward the untamed wilderness.
9781592286553
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Fur trade--West (U.S.)
Fur traders--West (U.S.)
Trappers--West (U.S.)
Trapping--West (U.S.)
