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Overview
To know how the West was really won, start with the exploits of these unsung buckskin heroes, surviving on fish and game, fighting or trading with the Native Americans, and forever heading West.Editorials
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Laycock chronicles the American fur trappers of the 1820s and 1830s, discussing their role in the westward expansion of the U.S. (Mar.)Library Journal
Laycock, the author of more than 40 volumes dedicated to the outdoors, here offers a history of the fur trappers who pushed West in the early 1800s in search of the much-prized beaver pelt. Though theirs was purely a financial venture, their interaction with Native Americans and the knowledge they gained of the terrain and its dangers made the way a little less treacherous for the homesteaders and farmers who followed.Book Details
Published
April 1, 1996
Publisher
The Lyons Press
Pages
256
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781558214545