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A Rendezvous Reader : Tall, Tangled, and True Tales of the Mountain Men, 1805-1850
author
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Maguire, James H.
publisher
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University of Utah Press
isbn10 | asin
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print isbn13
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9780874805383
ebook isbn13
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9780585159430
language
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English
subject
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Sources, Fur trade--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Sources, West (U.S.)--History--To 1848--Sources, West (U.S.)--History--1848-1860--Sources, Fur traders--West (U.S.)--Biography, Trappers--West (U.S.)--Biograph
publication date
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1997
lcc
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F596.R77 1997eb
ddc
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978/.02
subject
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Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)--Sources, Fur trade--West (U.S.)--History--19th century--Sources, West (U.S.)--History--To 1848--Sources, West (U.S.)--History--1848-1860--Sources, Fur traders--West (U.S.)--Biography, Trappers--West (U.S.)--Biograph
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A Rendezvous Reader
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Alfred Jacob Miller, The Thirsty Trapper (37.1940.26).
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A Rendezvous Reader
Tall, Tangled, and, True Tales of the Mountain Men, 1805-1850
Edited by James H. Maguire Peter Wild and Donald A. Barclay
University of Utah Press Salt Lake City
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1997 by the University of Utah Press All rights reserved.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
A rendezvous reader : tall, tangled, and true tales of the mountain men, 1805-1850 / edited by James H. Maguire, Peter Wild, and Donald A. Barclay. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-87480-538-4 (alk. paper).ISBN 0-87480-539-2 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Frontier and pioneer lifeWest (U.S.)Sources. 2. Fur trade West (U.S.)History19th centurySources. 3. West (U.S.) HistoryTo 1848Sources. 4. West (U.S.)History1848-1860 Sources. 5. Fur tradersWest (U.S.)Biography. 6. Trappers West (U.S.)Biography. 7. Fur traders' writings, American. 8. Trappers' writings, American. I. Maguire, James H. II. Wild, Peter, 1940-. III. Barclay, Donald A. F596.R77 1997 978'.02dc21 97-10969
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CONTENTS
Maps
xxi
Introduction
1
Section 1 Tall Tales, Amazing Scenes, and Trickery of the Fur Trade
1. The "Putrified Forest" of Black Harris
from George Frederick Ruxton,Life in the Far West
9
2. A Mirage Near the Platte River
from William Marshall Anderson,Rocky Mountain Journals of William Marshall Anderson
11
3. Bighorn Horns Stuck High in the Pines
from Warren Angus Ferris,Life in the Rocky Mountains
12
4. Drinking from a Dead Buffalo
from John Kirk Townsend,Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River
13
5. Joseph Walker's Tale of "Food" in Skin Bags
from John C. Frmont,Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the Years 1843-'44
14
6. Red-Ant Bread
from Howard L. Conard,"Uncle Dick" Wootton
16
7. A Band of Skunks Drives Off Some Trappers
from William Marshall Anderson,Rocky Mountain Journals of William Marshall Anderson
17
8. Two Canadians Engage in an Eating Contest
from George Frederick Ruxton,Adventures in Mexico and the Rocky Mountains
18
9. Bucked Into a Bunch of Prickly Pear
from Charles Larpenteur,Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri
20
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10. Tricks of the Wily Old Le Blueux
from Thomas D. Bonner,Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth
21
11. A Trick Reveals the Cowardice of Some Eastern "Indian Fighters"
from Howard L. Conard,"Uncle Dick" Wootton
23
12. John Colter's Flight from Blackfoot Indians
from John Bradbury,Travels in the Interior of America
24
13,14, and 15. Encounters With Grizzly Bears
28
13. The Grizzly Bear and Hugh Glass
from Alfred Jacob Miller,The West of Alfred Jacob Miller
29
14. Another Account of Hugh Glass
from George C. Yount,George C. Yount and His Chronicles of the West
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