Edward Warren

Edward Warren

Win Blevins

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Wolfpack Publishing LLC
Año de edición:
2024
Materia
Memorias
ISBN:
9781639775569
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One of the few first-hand accounts of the American West and the Rocky Mountain fur trade.Captain Sir William Drummond Stewart, Scotland’s baronet of Murthly, was an enthusiastic adventurer with a deep curiosity about the untamed American West. He spent seven years exploring wilderness far ahead of the first settlers, traveling in the company of legendary trappers Jim Bridger, Tom Fitzpatrick, William Sublette, and many others. This novel chronicles his travels.Edward Warren offers a true picture of Stewart’s companions, the mountain men and their trade, and the fabled beaver trade of the Rocky Mountains. Drawn from real life, it is an invaluable eyewitness account.Using vivid descriptions and first-hand reports, Win Blevins brings to life the livelihoods of true mountain men.

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