The American Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 1

by Hiran Martin Chittenden, James P. Ronda, Hiram Martin Chittenden

Book Overview

Epic in sweep and reach, strongly written and superbly researched, The American Fur Trade of the Far West is a classic if there ever was one. Its publication in 1902 made clear how much the fur trade was "indissolubly connected to the history of North America."

Chittenden brought to this enduring work an appreciation of geography and a feeling for the lives and times of colorful trappers and mountain men like Manuel Lisa, William H. Ashley,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803263201
• ISBN13: 9780803263208
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

a very good book about the furtrade

The book describes everything about the furtrade in the American west.It describes the hunters and trappers,the history of the furtrade west from 1807 to 1843,the Santa Fe trade,how the western country looked like and the indians.It was very interesting because it described so much.It should have described the hunters equipment better.