Trappers of the Far West: Sixteen Biographical Sketches

Marc Notes: Companion to Mountain men fur traders of the Far West: p. [4] of cover.; Reprinted from: The Mountain men and the fur trade of the Far West. Glendale, Calif.: A. H. Clark, 1965-1972.; A bison book.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Harvey L. Carter is the author of "Dear Old Kit: The Historical Christopher Carson," editor of "History of the Pike's Peak Region," and a specialist in the history of the exploration of the American West. Publisher Marketing: Brief biographies of sixteen more leaders of the western fur trade, selected from essays assembled by Hafen in The Mountain Men and Fur Trade of the Far West (ten volumes, 1965-72). Publisher Marketing: In the early 1800s vast fortunes were made in the international fur trade, an enterprise founded upon the effort of a few hundred trappers scattered across the American West. From their ranks came men who still command respect for their daring, skill, and resourcefulness. This volume brings together brief biographies of seventeen leaders of the western fur trade, selected from essays assembled by LeRoy R. Hafen in The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West (ten volumes, 1965-72). The subjects and authors are: Etienne Provost (LeRoy R. Hafen); James Ohio Pattie (Ann W. Hafen); Louis Robidoux (David J. Weber); Ewing Young (Harvey L. Carter); David F. Jackson (Carl D. W Hays); Milton G. Sublette (Doyce B. Nunis, Jr.); Lucien Fontenelle (Alan C. Trottman); James Clyman (Charles L. Camp); James P. Beckwourth (Delmot R. Oswald); Edward and Francis Ermatinger (Harriet D. Munnick); John Gantt (Harvey L. Carter); William W. Bent (Samuel P. Arnold); Charles Autobees (Janet Lecompte); Warren Angus Ferris (Lyman C. Pederson, Jr.); Manuel Alvarez (Harold H. Dunham); and Robert Campbell (Harvey L. Carter). Harvey L. Carter is the author of Dear Old Kit: The Historical Christopher Carson, editor of History of the Pike's Peak Region, and a specialist in the history of the exploration of the American West. Trappers of the Far West is the companion to Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West.

Contributor Bio:  Hafen, Leroy R LeRoy R. Hafen is also the editor of "Mountain Men and Fur Traders of the Far West: Eighteen Biographical Sketches," "Trappers of the Far West: Sixteen Biographical Sketches," and "Fur Traders, Trappers, and Mountain Men of the Upper Missouri," all available as Bison Books. Janet Lecompte's books include "Rebellion in Rio Arriba, 1837,"Contributor Bio:  Carter, Harvey Lewis Harvey L. Carter, author of a number of books on the West, is John and Harriet Parker Campbell Professor of American History in Colorado College, Colorado Springs.