They were the first white men to penetrate the continent, and they
soon lost their identity, becoming something completely new and
different, a hybrid of Native and European, part civilized, part
wild. Often from farms on the edge of the wilderness, which at the
time might have been western Pennsylvania, they learned the hard
way how to survive in the woods, plains, and mountains of the
West.
They were men like George Drouillard, who became a scout for Lewis
and Clark, whose expedition might not have been possible without
the first incursions of the mountain men. Drouillard ended up a
victim of the Blackfeet, beheaded, eviscerated, and left
in pieces.
When not in conflict with the Native Americans, they faced grizzly
bears, wolves, snakes, getting lost, other trappers, and the
encroachment of civilization. They were hunting beaver and buffalo,
learning from and teaching the Native Americans the art of catching
game.
They worked for men like John Jacob Astor, whose multinational
corporation, The American Fur Company, more or less controlled
every pelt that came east. His traders fanned out across the
nation, and the mountain men became their trappers. It was one of
the most exciting eras in the history of the United States, and the
mountain men were some of the most fascinating players. Here are
their stories.
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