Displaying 1 of 1 2001 Format: Book Author: Glass, Andrew, 1949- Title: Mountain men : true grit and tall tales / Andrew Glass. Publisher, Date: New York : Doubleday Books for Young Readers, ©2001. Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 22 x 28 cm Summary: Describes the lives of the beaver trappers who were the first explorers of the American West beyond the Rocky Mountains, and some of the tall tales that made them legends. Subjects: Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. Trappers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. Explorers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. West (U.S.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes -- Juvenile literature. Genre: Biographies. Anecdotes. Notes: Maps on lining papers. Includes bibliographical references (page 39). Contents: The Louisiana Purchase -- The fur trade -- The legendary mountain men -- John Colter -- Jedediah Strong Smith -- Hugh Glass -- Jim Bridger -- Mike Fink -- Kit Carson -- Jim Beckwourth -- The end of an era -- Mountain man necessaries. Web Site: Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 99012776 ISBN: 9780385325554 0385908415 9780385908412 038532555X Other Number: 40881365 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 104400 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: j 978.02 Glass Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
