Profiles fur trappers of the American frontier, describing their hardships, heroism, and contribution to early American civilization.

Long the dominant icon embodying the spirit of America's frontier past, the image of the cowboy no longer stands alone as the ultimate symbol of independence an

This book is about the fur trappers of the 1820s and 1830s who, in their search for beaver, became the first explorers of the Rocky Mountains and beyond.

When a greedy bounty hunter, believing that he can use an old warrant and still get a $10,000 reward for killing Smoke Jensen, kidnaps Smoke's woman, Smoke, hel

Born into every generation are a few restless souls who long for adventure. In the early 1800s this wild breed became mountain men who headed up the Missouri, c