The Taos trappers
Subtitle: the fur trade in the far Southwest, 1540-1846. --
Publisher: Brand: University of Oklahoma Press; University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Mar 15, 1971
Place of publication: Norman
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Fur trade -- Southwest, New -- History; Fur trade -- Taos, N. M. -- History
Description: In this comprehensive history, David J. Weber draws on Spanish, Mexican, and American sources to describe the development of the Taos trade and the early penetration of the area by French and American trappers. Within this borderlands region, colorful characters such as Ewing Young, Kit Carson, Peg-leg Smith, and the Robidoux brothers pioneered new trails to the Colorado Basin, the Gila River, and the Pacific and contributed to the wealth that flowed east along the Santa Fe Trail.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 231-249. *** Includes bibliographical references and index.

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