The American Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 2

by Hiram Martin Chittenden

Book Overview

The American Fur Trade of the Far West is the premier history of its subject. Its publication in 1902 invited historians and general readers to look more closely at the intricate connec-tions of the fur trade with the development of North America.

Hiram Chittenden provides a perspective or overall outline of the fur trade that, after nearly a century, remains sound. Volume 2 of this Bison Book edition follows the traps and trails of such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080326321X
• ISBN13: 9780803263215
• Release Date: October 1986
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 457 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" 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.