num_pages: 164
description: In 1809 Thomas James joined up with the Missouri Fur Company to trap beaver on the upper river, but he was cheated, left the party, and struck out on his own. He and his companions faced starvation and hostile natives constantly. In one desperate situation he escaped his Indian captors and ran naked for days, eluding his pursuers. This account of trading expeditions to New Mexico includes a new historical introduction and notes.
language: English
title: Three Years Among the Indians and Mexicans: Hunting and Trapping on the Head Waters of the Missouri and Rocky Mountain Gorges, and Trading Among the Spaniards and Comanches in the 1800s
titlecomplete: Three Years Among the Indians and Mexicans: Hunting and Trapping on the Head Waters of the Missouri and Rocky Mountain Gorges, and Trading Among the Spaniards and Comanches in the 1800s
genres: History
ratings_count: 13
publisher: Narrative Pr