Reconstructing Fort Union

by John Matzko

Built to last, Fort Union survived for forty years--long enough to make it the longest-lived fur-trading post in the history of the United States. But the fort's destruction in 1867 marked only the beginning of a tale just as fascinating, a story that concluded with the partial rebuilding of the fort during the 1980s. In this book, John Matzko conducts us through the colorful history of this landmark standing above the confluence of the Missouri and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803232160
• ISBN13: 9780803232167
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"