Mountain 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.
The 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.
Memorials 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.
Included in Volume 5 are the biographies of Cyrus Alexander;
John Ball; James Bird, Jr.; Benjamin L. E. Bonneville; James
Bordeaux; Lucien Fontenelle; John Gantt; Seth Kinman; James Kirker;
Michel Laframboise; William LeBlanc; Aaron B. Lewis; Manuel Lisa;
Joseph Livernois; Finnan MacDonald; Duncan McDougall; Donald
McKenzie; Levin Mitchell; Bill New; Benjamin O'Fallon; Dick Owens;
Antoine Plante; Ceran St. Brain; Louy Simmons; John Simpson Smith;
William L. Sublette; Joseph R. Walker; and Nathaniel Jarvis
Wyeth.
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