This reckless breed of men : the trappers and fur traders of the Southwest / Robert Glass Cleland ; introd. by Harvey L. Carter.
Material type: TextPublication details: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1976, c1950.Description: xvi, 361, xx p., [3] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:- 082630415X :
- 9780826304155
- F800 .C55 1976
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Reprint of the ed. published by Knopf, New York.
Bibliography: p. 347-361.
Includes index.
Introduction -- Preface -- Prologue -- Beaver and mountain men -- Jedediah Strong Smith : from the big lake to the sea -- Jedediah Strong Smith : the end of the long trail -- To Santa Fe and beyond -- Perils of the wilderness : the wanderings of James Ohio Pattie -- Joaquin Yong and the men of Taos -- From Santa Fe to California -- Joseph Reddeford Walker : to the extreme end of the Great West -- Partisans versus mountain men -- Epilogue -- Bibliographical notes.