Adventures of the Mountain Men (eBook)

True Tales of Hunting, Trapping, Fighting, Adventure, and Survival

Stephen Brennan (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
419 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1909-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Incredible stories from those who thrived in the Wild West.The mountain men were the hunters and trappers who fiercely strode the Rocky Mountains in the early to mid-1800s. They braved the elements in search of the skins of beavers and other wild animals, to sell or barter for goods. The lifestyle of the mountain men could be harsh, existing as they did among animals, and spending most of their days and nights living and camping out in the great unexplored wilds of the Rockies. Life outdoors presented many threats, not least among them Native Americans, who were hostile to the mountain men encroaching on the area for their own purposes. For a certain kind of pioneer, this risk and more were outweighed by the benefits of living free, without the restrictions and boundaries of civilized settlements.Included in this collection are tales from great writers, including:Washington IrvingStanley VestalOsborne RussellFrancis Parkman Jr.And many more!In The Adventures of the Mountain Men, New York Times bestselling author Stephen Brennan has compiled many of the best stories about the mountain menthe most daring exploits, the death-defying chances taken to hunt big game, the clashes with the arrows of Native Americans, and also the moments when the men were struck by the incomparable beauty of the unsullied, majestic Rocky Mountains.

Autor

Stephen Brennan is the author of the New York Time bestselling Outlaws and Peace Officers, coauthor of The Adventurous Boy’s Handbook and The Adventurous Girl’s Handbook, and editor of The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told and The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told. He has worked as a circus clown, teacher, cabaret artist, actor, director, shepherd, and playwright. He lives in New York City.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 45 B&W illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Schlagworte: 1834 • Aubrey • Beaver • Bison • Blackfeet • books on aubrey • books on beaver • books on bisons • books on distances • books on encampments • books on excerpts • books on expeditions books on b • books on forts • books on frontiers • books on frontiersmen • books on fur trades • books on fur trappers • books on herds • books on heydays • books on idaho • books on native americans • books on native people • books on northern rockies • books on populations • books on punctuations • books on rendezvous • books on rocky mountains • books on snake rivers • books on streams • bridger • buffalo • distances • encampments • expeditions • fellow trappers • Fort • Frontier • frontiersman • fur trade • fur trappers • Grand Teton • Grizzly • Haines • handwritten manuscript • hardships faced • herds • heyday • Idaho • Indians • mountain west • Native Americans • Native People • northern rockies • osborne • Populations • punctuation excerpts • Rendezvous • Rocky Mountains • rugged • Snake River • spent eight • Streams • Trapping • Utah • western americana • wildlife • William Robertson • wyeth • Wyoming • yellow stone • Yellowstone Park
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1909-1 / 1510719091
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1909-5 / 9781510719095