Etienne Provost: Man of the Mountains
The events of Provost's life represent a looking glass into the total history of the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade. It would have been difficult to find a person closely associated with the beaver trade in the American west who did not know Etienne, but considered him one of the outstanding individuals of the era.Etienne Provost: Man of the Mountainsreveals the life and adventures of this giant among the fur trade personalities and is a welcome addition to the understanding of this remarkable era of the American West. --Dr. Fred Gowans, Brigham Young University--This text refers to theHardcoveredition.