{"product_id":"the-mountain-men-and-the-leroy-r-hafen-9780806195513","title":"The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West, Volume 4: Biographical Sketches of the Participants by Scholars of the Subjects and with Introduct","description":"\u003cp\u003eMountain Men were the principal figures of the fur trade era, one of the most interesting, dramatic, and truly significant phases of the history of the American trans-Mississippi West during the first half of the 19th Century. These men were of all types--some were fugitives from law and civilization, others were the best in rugged manhood; some were heroic, some brutal, most were adventurous, and many were picturesque.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe typical trapper was a young man--strong hardy and adventure loving. Having succumbed to the lure of the wilderness, his thin veneer of civilization soon rubbed off. In the wilds he had little need for money--barter supplied his simple wants. Possibly short on book-learning, he could read moccasin tracks, beaver sign, and trace of the travois.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMemorials to them cover the West. Mountain peaks, passes, rivers and lakes carry their names. Towns and counties have been christened in their honor. Their trails have become our highways--their campfire ashes, our cities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fourth volume comprises 397 pages, and contains 31 biographical sketches, 15 illustrations. Included in Volume IV are the biographies of George Bent; Robert Bent; George Drouillard; Moses \"Black\" Harris; James Ohio Pattie; Joshua Pilcher, Antoine Robidoux; John Rowland; Peter Sarpy; Thomas L. (Peg-leg) Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leroy R. Hafen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806195517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806195513\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Leroy R. Hafen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372688789759,"sku":"9780806195513","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02c2c5d7-e617-4de8-aa12-163863207974.jpg?v=1732726666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-mountain-men-and-the-leroy-r-hafen-9780806195513","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}