Condition: Very Good – 237 Pages
The American fur trade of the Trans-Missouri West has not lacked for dedicated historians, influenced by the romantic appeal of man’s confrontation with the wilderness. However the historical emphasis has always been to endorse personalities rather that places, and specific elements of the fur trade as opposed to the whole. Th1s study adopts a new synthesis incorporating an interdisciplinary approach, regarding the physical, biological and cultural environments of the fur trade.
The contents include the following:
- The Geographical Setting
- The Upper Missouri Fur Trade: Strategy
- The Upper Missouri Fur Trade: Annual Cycle of Operations
- The Rocky Mountain Trapping System: Strategy
- The Rocky Mountain Trapping System: Annual Cycle of Operations
- The Fur Trade of the West: Assessment
This study is rich with illustrations and contains an extensive bibliography. Printed in 1979 – First Edition – 237 pages – Hard bound with dust cover. Condition: Very Good.
