The River of the West: The Adventures of Joe Meek: 001 (Classics of the Fur Trade Series)

Literature & Fiction

Victor, Frances Fuller

Nash, Lee

Contemporary

Scurlock Pub Co

The river of the West : Life and adventure in the Rocky mountains and Oregon; embracing events in the life-time of a mountain-man and pioneer: with the early history of the north-western slope, including an account of the fur traders ... Also, a description of the country. Joe Meek was one of the West's irresistible characters-dashing, devil-may-care, cheeky, irreverent, more fun than a playful grizzly cub. Meek comes down to us not as a myth, says Blevins, but as "simply a right kind of fella." It is our good luck that Joe knew how to yarn his mountain experiences truly and colorfully and with only a mite of stretching, and that he happened to cross trails with Frances Fuller Victor, who had the sense to see the worth of his tale as Joe told it-in the raw.

The River of the West: The Adventures of Joe Meek Volume One; The Mountain Years (Classics of the Fur Trade Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

One of the few first-hand accounts of the West before white people arrived. A must read for American history buffs and anyone interested in the adventures and lives of the original Mountain Men.
Captain Sir William Drummond Stewart, Scotland’s baronet of Murthly, was an enthusiastic adventurer with a deep curiosity about the untamed Western United States. He spent seven years exploring the American West, far ahead of the first white settlers. He traveled in the company of the legendary trappers Jim Bridger, Tom Fitzpatrick, William Sublette and many others. This is a novel of his travels.
The book, ‘Edward Warren’ is an intriguing, romantic, odd, and fascinating tale of the Rocky Mountain Fur trade told by Stewart. Originally Stewart offered up EDWARD WARREN as a novel. He then appended the book as a ‘fictitious autobiography.’ And that is the value to modern readers, both those who are already in love with the wild mountain men, and those looking for a peek inside this world. It is now, back in print, after almost 150 years in obscurity.
‘Edward Warren’ is a true picture of his companions, the mountain men, and their trade, the fabled beaver trade of the Rock Mountains, and is drawn from real life. As such, it is an invaluable eye-witness account.
Stewart went west in 1833 while the beaver trade was still in its heyday. He traveled with the fur men, fought and befriended Indians with them, had Indian women as companions, and endured the hardships of the camp and trail with them.
Stewart attended every Rendezvous from 1833 to 1838, bridging the high years to the low ones, when the beaver market plummeted. After going home to assume his titles and estates, Stewart went back to the West … it called to him. It was 1843 and was to be his farewell journey.
He found the mountain men poor, dispersed, beaten. Stewart decided to spend a lot of money for one more rendezvous. A last hurrah. And, as it turned out, in that very summer, there came the first great wave of emigration that would destroy the nomadic, free life that Stewart treasured.
During his time in and out of the mountains, Stewart hobnobbed in St. Louis with movers and shakers, like Kenneth McKenzie—the King of the Missouri, and William Clark of Lewis and Clark.
Stewart traveled first to the mountains with Robt. Campbell. He rode with Tom Fitzpatrick, Jim Bridger, Bill Williams and Antoine Clement. Knew Kit Carson, Lucien Fontenelle, Doc Newell, Joe Meek, Andrew Drips, and Joe Walker—a who’s who of the mountain trade. His sketches of these men are real. Bill Williams in blackened buckskins with bright red hair. Joe Meek, always the cut-up. Fontenelle the drinker. Carson the protector. Clement the ultimate hunter.
In ‘Edward Warren’ Stewart has given us one of the few accounts of the mountain man’s life with an eye-witness view.
Stewart’s adventures in the West left a profound impression on him. He loved the free mountain life, and he mourned the passing of the Indians and the great herds of buffalo.
What Stewart has given us, in this ‘fictionalized autobiography’ is priceless. It is one of the few accounts of the mountain man’s life from a man who lived it.
It is a glory.

Edward Warren (Classics of the Fur Trade)

Stewart, William Drummond, Sir

Stewart Edward White's tale is the fictional story of young Andy Burnett, inheritor of Daniel Boone's own long rifle. As powerful and moving today as it was when written in the 1930s, it is the timeless story of maturing youth set against the backdrop of the majestic Rocky Mountains in the early 19th century fur trade era. Recalls a time of endlessly expanding horizons, of oneness with nature and of refreshing innocence.

The Long Rifle

Stewart Edward White

Edward Stewart White

White, Edward Stewart

Stewart Edward White's tale is the fictional story of young Andy Burnett, inheritor of Daniel Boone's own longrifle. As powerful and moving today as it was when written in the 1930s, it is the timeless story of maturing youth set against the backdrop of the majestic Rocky Mountains in the early 19th century fur trade era. Recalls a time of endlessly expanding horizons, of oneness with nature and of refreshing innocence.

White, Stewart Edward

United States

The true story of a modern-day frontiersman. From his early years in Oklahoma, to his walks of the Santa Fe Trail and Boone's Wilderness Road, Marshal Hooker's story is told in an honest, down-home way. Truly one of the great pioneers in reliving history! His experiences as a modern-day frontiersman should be read by all who, like the old marshal, were "born out of season."

Born Out of Season

Ralph L. Hooker

In-depth information on recreating life on the American frontier. Expand your enjoyment of living history with chapters including: Horseback Travel, Powder Horns, Canoeing, Camp Gear, Leather Clothing and Gun Tune-Up &amp; Care. Each chapter was written by an experienced and knowledgeable participant in frontier reenacting. Lavishly illustrated with photographs and line drawings.

Muzzleloader Magazine's The Book of Buckskinning II

Science & Math

Scurlock, William H.

Technology

Enhance your frontier skills and knowledge. Each chapter was written by a knowledgeable and experienced participant in the sport known as buckskinning and lavishly illustrated with photos and drawings. Chapters include: Traditional Blacksmithing, Blankets in Early America, From Raw Hides to Rawhide, Styles of the Southwest, Smoothbores on the Frontier, Trade Silver, Backwoods Knives, Lighting the Primitive Camp, and Historic Sites &amp; Museums. Emphasis is on demonstrating skills and how-to information.

Muzzleloader Magazine's The Book of Buckskinning IV

Explore recreating life on the American frontier. Solid information shared by knowledgeable and experienced reenactors help modern-day frontiersmen get started in the sport known as buckskinning. Subjects include: Historic Guns &amp; Today's Makers, Quillworking, Trade Beads, 18th &amp; 19th Century Cooking, The Hunting Pouch, Beadworking, Techniques for Making Footwear, and Period Shelters. Special color section of beadwork, quillwork, authentic frontier clothing, and trade bead photos.

Book of Buckskinning III

Photographic encyclopedia of artifacts from the American Revolution. A great resource for collectors, teachers, reenactors, living history participants or anyone interested in the 18th century. Features more than 2,300 photographs and descriptions of artifacts from the mid to late 1700s. The encyclopedic format lets you focus on the material culture of both combatants and civilians during the Colonial period of early America. From clothing to cookware, rifles to canteens, buttons to blankets, every aspect of life during the American Revolution is covered. With full-color dust jacket.

Collectors Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution

George C. Neumann

Frank J. Kravic

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The River of the West: The Adventures of Joe Meek: 001 (Classics of the Fur Trade Series)

The River of the West: The Adventures of Joe Meek Volume One; The Mountain Years (Classics of the Fur Trade Series)

Edward Warren (Classics of the Fur Trade)

The Long Rifle

The Long Rifle

Born Out of Season

Muzzleloader Magazine's The Book of Buckskinning II

Muzzleloader Magazine's The Book of Buckskinning IV

Book of Buckskinning III

Collectors Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution