Mountain men of the early West
By: by Olive W. Burt. Illustrated by Jules Gotlieb.
Contributors: Gotlieb, Jules, illus.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Hawthorn Books
Published: 1967
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Trappers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature.; Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Fur trade -- West (U.S.); West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- Biography.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 121-122.
Table of contents: title: The mountain man.; title: The fur trade of the West.; title: Some famous mountain men.; title: Words used by the mountain men.; title: John Colter, discoverer of "Colter's Hell"; the Yellowstone region.; title: Manuel Lisa, prince of the bloody waters.; title: Jedediah Strong Smith, knight in buckskin.; title: Jim Bridger, "Old Gabe"; discoverer of the Great Salt Lake.; title: Thomas ("Broken Hand") Fitzpatrick.; title: Kit Carson, guardian of the trails.; title: Ewing Young, intelligent, industrious, and honest.; title: Joe Meek, prankster and storyteller.