By: Hiram Martin Chittenden, James P. Ronda (Foreword by)

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Epic in sweep and reach, strongly written and superbly researched, "The American Fur Trade of the Far West" is a classic if there ever was one. Its publication in 1902 made clear how much the fur trade was "indissolubly connected to the history of North America."

Chittenden brought to this enduring work an appreciation of geography and a feeling for the lives and times of colorful trappers and mountain men like Manuel Lisa, William H. Ashley, the Sublette brothers, Jedediah Smith, Jim Bridger, and Kenneth McKenzie. He provided a comprehensive view of the fur trade that still remains sound.

Volume 1 of the Bison edition includes the organization and financing of the fur trade and a detailed history of the major American companies operating in the trans-Mississippi West to the year 1843.

"That the trappers and their lives continue to fascinate us is in no small part a testimony to the enduring worth of The American Fur Trade of the Far West... After almost a century it is still readable, still challenging, still a spark to the imagination."oJames P. Ronda, author of Lewis and Clark among the Indians

Foreword	p. xiii
Notes	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxv
Author's Preface	p. xxvii
Sketch of Life of Hiram Martin Chittenden	p. xli
The Fur Trade	p. 1
Relations With The Indians	p. 11
Evil Effects of Competition	p. 18
The Liquor Traffic	p. 23
Characteristic Features of The Fur Trade	p. 32
Trading Posts	p. 45
Author's Note	p. 50
The Trapping Fraternity	p. 53
Life In The Wilderness	p. 68
Historical	p. 73
Louisiana	p. 75
Rise of The American Fur Trade	p. 86
St. Louis	p. 99
Expeditions Of 1807	p. 114
The Missouri Fur Company: Manuel Lisa, Its Founder	p. 126
The Missouri Fur Company: Sketch of Its Varied Career	p. 138
Crooks and Mclellan	p. 160
Astoria: Origin And Scope of The Project	p. 164
Astoria: The Expedition By Sea	p. 171
Editor's Notes	p. 180
Astoria: The Overland Expedition--West	p. 182
Astoria: Beginnings On The Columbia and The Overland Expedition--East	p. 200
Astoria: The Course Of Events On The Columbia	p. 216
Astoria: Review Of The Enterprise	p. 227
Astoria: Its Author And The "Sources" Of His "Inspiration"	p. 238
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company: Ashley And His Men	p. 246
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company: Under William H. Ashley	p. 261
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company: Adventures Of Jedediah S. Smith	p. 283
The Rocky Mountain Fur Company: Its Later History	p. 291
The American Fur Company: Establishment Of The Western Department	p. 313
The American Fur Company: The Upper Missouri Outfit	p. 324
The American Fur Company: Stress Of Competition	p. 346
The American Fur Company: 1834-1843	p. 364
The American Fur Company: Methods And Men	p. 375
Captain Bonneville	p. 395
	p. 435
The Oregon Trail	p. 458
The Santa Fe Trade: Santa Fe	p. 483
The Santa Fe Trade: Historical Sketch	p. 489
the Santa Fe Trade: Character of the Business	p. 514
The Santa Fe Trade. The Trail	p. 528
The Santa Fe Trade: Incidents Of The Trail	p. 542
Index	p. 551
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ISBN: 9780803263208
ISBN-10: 0803263201
Series: Bison Book S.
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 634
Published: 1st October 1986
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Dimensions (cm): 20.3 x 13.3  x 3.2
Weight (kg): 0.644