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020 _a9781592286553
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100 _aLaycock, George.
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245 0 _aTh e mountain men /
_cGeorge Laycock ; introduction by Paul Schulley ; drawings by Tom Beecham.
260 _aGuilford, Conn. :
_bThe Lylon Press,
_cc1996.
300 _ax, 246 p. :
_bill.
_c23 cm.
500 _aA Dramatic history and lore of the first frontiermen.--Cover.
500 _aOriginally published: Danbury, CT : Outdoor Life Books, c1988.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and index.
520 _aTo 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.
650 _aFrontier and pioneer life
_zWest (U.S.)
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650 _aFur trade
_zWest (U.S.)
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650 _aFur traders
_zWest (U.S.)
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650 _aTrappers
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650 _aTrapping
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