Journal Of A Trapper: Or, Nine Years In The Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843; Being A General Description Of The Country Climate, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Etc. And A View Of The Life Led By A Hunter In Those Regions

An unvarnished ledger from the trapline: Journal Of A Trapper chronicles nine years in the Rocky Mountains, 1834-1843. He lived among the peaks. Osborne Russell's journal reads as a mountain man memoir in the most literal sense - practical, immediate and unsentimental. Its entries map rivers, passes, camps and the routines of trapping and hunting life while sketching the commerce and characters of the fur trade; the result is both a working field record and a compelling strand of american f...