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The Mountain Men: The Dramatic History and Lore of the First Frontiersmen
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 978.02
EAN: 9781592286553
ISBN: 1592286550
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: November 01, 2006
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Studio: The Lyons Press
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To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung buckskin survivalists.
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Rating:  - good
I read this book outloud to hubby. As has been stated, this is an excellent book for a well rounded discussion of mountain men and individual mountain men. As such it left me wanting to know more about each of them. I felt the book was well researched. I recommend the book, especially to 'newbies' to early American old west history.
Rating: - Survey of the Mountain Men
This is an excellent book to choose for a survey of the mountain man era. It covers all of the famous individuals, most with their own chapter. It also has some excellent presentations on various tools of the trade including their manufacture and use. In summary, a hard book to beat for a survey of that era and the individuals who made the era what is was.
Rating:  - Be warned, this is a teaser.
If you're interested in the lore of mountain men, then this book is for you. However, be warned that it contains just enough material to tease you and then, you'll want to continue your research with other books. This is the book that hooked me (well this and the movie Jeremiah Johnson). Laycock's book begins with a brief introduction on the history of St. Louis and the people that forged the youthful fur industry. Then, in the following chapters, you'll be introduced to a mountain man and his ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Introduction to Mountain Men and their Lifestyle
Great introduction to the life of Mountain Men in a mere 240 pages. The book starts with several introductory chapters of how Mountain Men got started virtually with Lewis and Clark and then with various fur companies with such men as Manuel Lisa. The author then discusses their lifestyle, the mountains, what trapping was like, how they trapped beaver and their relationships with the Indians. The bulk of the rest of the book contains numerous short chapters on the most famous of the mountain men such ... Read More
Rating: - Real Men
If you love stories of the old West, this book is a must read!George Laycock does a nice job of giving us a good overview of this time period in our Western History. The book tells much about those days of trapping and exploring when the West was an unknown and unmapped area. In addition to telling the stories of several individual characters like John Colter, Jim Bridger, Hugh Glass, Jeidiah Smith and others, the author takes time to explain the fur trapping business. There are several sections in the ... Read More
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