{"product_id":"mountain-men-of-the-american-blake-whitworth-9798295814464","title":"Mountain Men of the American West: From Wilderness Pioneers to Frontier Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003eStep into the untamed wilds and relive the rise of the American mountain man unraveling truth from legend, even if you've read it all before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat was it like to survive and thrive-in the unforgiving heart of the 19th-century American West?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did mountain men chart the unknown, build uneasy alliances, and shape an expanding nation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere does the myth end and the man begin-and why does that story still matter today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's just a taste of what you'll uncover inside this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real story of the fur trade economy-why beaver pelts, \"plews,\" and rendezvous changed history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow pemmican, jerky, and wild game fueled epic journeys-plus the recipes and food lore you never learned in school\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe art of navigation: reading sign, using a possibles bag, and surviving whiteout blizzards with only a powder horn and grit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe shifting alliances and trade networks that made-and unraveled frontier fortunes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mountain man's role in westward expansion-how they mapped, guided, and sometimes resisted the sweep of American destiny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blake Whitworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798295814464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookwave Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.32d","brand":"Blake Whitworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659825852671,"sku":"9798295814464","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mountain-men-of-the-american-blake-whitworth-9798295814464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}