Journal of a Trapper - Osborne Russell

Journal of a Trapper

Nine Years in the Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843

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Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2013 | Skyhorse Stationary
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-62087-405-9 (ISBN)
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Previously published: Boise, Id.: Syms-York Co., Inc., 1921.
Ever wonder how everyone made it west? They used trails beaten by such men as Osborne Russell. In 1830, sixteen-year-old Russell left his farm in Maine and ran away to the sea. He didn’t like it. He ended up joining an expedition headed to Oregon by way of the Rocky Mountains. Along the way, he acquired the skills necessary for survival. He also hunted buffalo and trapped beaver, looked for new trails west, and kept a journal that forms the basis of this vigorously authentic book, only including information he considered “proved true by experience.”

Written in an intensely personal style that lacks punctuation at times, The Journal of a Trapper abounds with details about hunting and trapping in the Rocky Mountains, including descriptions of the animals he encountered. He travelled along the Yellowstone, Snake, and Sweetwater rivers (among others), through the Rockies and Tetons. His book is so accurate that recent readers have retraced his steps using it.

Russell’s journal reflects the complex character of many of the independent men of that era: adventurous, tough, and resourceful. He was a politician in Oregon when he decided to write about his earlier life as a trapper in the Rockies, and he retained the authentic “voice of the West.” Read this book for its exact and colorful descriptions, and for a rollicking good time.
Erscheint lt. Verlag 21.3.2013
Verlagsort New York, NY
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 210 mm
Gewicht 386 g
Themenwelt Literatur Anthologien
Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Literatur Briefe / Tagebücher
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10 1-62087-405-9 / 1620874059
ISBN-13 978-1-62087-405-9 / 9781620874059
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