In the early 1800s vast fortunes were made in the international fur trade, an enterprise founded upon the effort of a few hundred Trappers scattered across the American West.
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Hafen in The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West (ten volumes, 1965-72).
This volume brings together brief biographies of seventeen leaders of the western fur trade, selected from essays assembled by LeRoy R.
From their ranks came men who still command respect for their daring, skill, and resourcefulness.
In the early 1800s vast fortunes were made in the international fur trade, an enterprise founded upon the effort of a few hundred Trappers scattered across the American West