Secrets of the Canyon: A Memoir of the Vanishing Era of Trading Posts

Countless movies, books, and documentaries have been created about Native Americans and the 1800s era of the Southwest. But little is known about the isolated and obscure lives of the old Indian traders and the remote trading posts of the mid-20th century. To preserve that fading world, the author tells this story through a nonlinear memoir format.

It was a unique lifestyle and an eccentric business-an undertaking that required a rare breed to figure out. Their "cross to bear" was not just l...