Name: osborne russell´s journal of a trapper
Price: 464.00 ZAR
Availability: InStock
Author: Russell, Osborne ; Haines, Aubrey L.
ISBN: 9780803251663

portada osborne russell´s journal of a trapper

Type

Physical Book

Author

Osborne Russell

Illustrated by

Aubrey L. Haines

Publisher

Bison Books

Language

English

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.4 x 13.7 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.29 kg.

ISBN

0803251661

ISBN13

9780803251663

Synopsis "osborne russell´s journal of a trapper"

Reader, if you are in search of a Classical and Scientific tourist, please to lay this Volume down, and pass on, for this simply informs you what a Trapper has seen and experienced. But if you wish to peruse a Hunter's rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky Mountains, please to read this and forgive the authors foibles and imperfections, considering as you pass along that he has been chiefly educated in Nature's School under that rigid tutor experience. . . .Born in a little Maine village in 1814, Osborne Russell ran away to sea at the age of sixteen, but he soon gave up seafaring to serve with a trading and trapping company in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1834 he signed up for Nathaniel Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia. Subsequently he joined Jim Bridger's brigade of old Rocky Mountain Fur Company men, continuing with them after a merger that left the American Fur Company in control of the trade. When the fur trade declined, he became a free trapper operating out of Fort Hall, staying in the mountains until the great Westward migration began.Osborne Russell's journal covering the years 1834 to 1843 is, in the words of editor Aubrey L. Haines, perhaps the best account of the fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains when the trade there was at its peak. It is a factual, unembellished narrative written by one who was not only a trapper but also a keen observer and an able writer. Edited from the original manuscript and originally printed in a limited edition of 750 copies, this classic piece of Western Americana is now available to the general public.

Customers reviews

Have you read this book? Login to add your review.

More customer reviews

0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)

Questions and Answers about the Book

Do you have a question about the book? Login to be able to add your own question.

Opinions about Bookdelivery

More customer reviews

osborne russell´s journal of a trapper - Russell, Osborne ; Haines, Aubrey L.

Synopsis "osborne russell´s journal of a trapper"

Customers reviews

Frequently Asked Questions about the Book

Is the book original?

In what language is the book written?

What is the format of this book?

Questions and Answers about the Book

Opinions about Bookdelivery