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Häftad, Engelska, 2019
147 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 1965
253 kr
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"Reader, if you are in search of a Classical and Scientific tourist, please to lay this Volume down, and pass on, for this simply informs you what a Trapper has seen and experienced. But if you wish to peruse a Hunter's rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky Mountains, please to read this and forgive the authors foibles and imperfections, considering as you pass along that he has been chiefly educated in Nature's School under that rigid tutor experience. . . ."Born in a little Maine village in 1814, Osborne Russell ran away to sea at the age of sixteen, but he soon gave up seafaring to serve with a trading and trapping company in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1834 he signed up for Nathaniel Wyeth's expedition to the Rocky Mountains and the mouth of the Columbia. Subsequently he joined Jim Bridger's brigade of old Rocky Mountain Fur Company men, continuing with them after a merger that left the American Fur Company in control of the trade. When the fur trade declined, he became a free trapper operating out of Fort Hall, staying in the mountains until the great Westward migration began.Osborne Russell's journal covering the years 1834 to 1843 is, in the words of editor Aubrey L. Haines, "perhaps the best account of the fur trapper in the Rocky Mountains when the trade there was at its peak. It is a factual, unembellished narrative written by one who was not only a trapper but also a keen observer and an able writer." Edited from the original manuscript and originally printed in a limited edition of 750 copies, this classic piece of Western Americana is now available to the general public.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2022
370 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
215 kr
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Ljudbok
Engelska, 2019279 kr
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In 1834, Osborne Russell joined an expedition from Boston, which proceeded to the Rocky Mountains to capitalize on the lucrative salmon and fur trade. Beginning at the age of twenty, he detailed the life of a trapper in his journal and recorded his adventures through treacherous terrain, encounters with dangerous wildlife, and confrontations with the natives of the Rockies.
Osbourne would remain there—hunting, trapping, and living off the land—for the next nine years. Journal of a Trapper is his remarkable account as he developed into an experienced trapper and a seasoned mountain man of the Rockies.
Häftad, Engelska, 2017
147 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
386 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2022
139 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2018
377 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2018
132 kr
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516 kr
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135 kr
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This antiquarian volume contains a detailed account of a hunter’s rambles among the wild regions of the Rocky mountains, being a general description of the country, climate, rivers, lakes, mountains, and a view of the life led by a hunter in those regions. This fascinating account of life in the wilderness is both informative and entertaining, and will be of much value to those with an interest in such a subject as this. A worthy addition to any bookshelf, this text is not to be missed by discerning collectors of antiquarian literature of this ilk. The chapters of this book include: ''Expedition Left Independence, Missouri, April 28, 1834, Headed by Nathaniel J. Wyeth''; ''Meeting With Captain B.S. Bonneville and Party - Establishment of the Trading Post at Fort Hall''; ''Snake Valley a Winter Resort for Trappers''; ''Hunting Party Suffers From Hunger - One Member Lost'', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.
568 kr
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411 kr
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E-bok
Engelska, 2013113 kr
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Ever wonder how everyone made it west? They used trails beaten by such men as Osborne Russell. In 1830, sixteen-year-old Russell left his farm in Maine and ran away to the sea. He didn’t like it. He ended up joining an expedition headed to Oregon by way of the Rocky Mountains. Along the way, he acquired the skills necessary for survival. He also hunted buffalo and trapped beaver, looked for new trails west, and kept a journal that forms the basis of this vigorously authentic book, only including information he considered “proved true by experience.”Written in an intensely personal style that lacks punctuation at times, The Journal of a Trapper abounds with details about hunting and trapping in the Rocky Mountains, including descriptions of the animals he encountered. He travelled along the Yellowstone, Snake, and Sweetwater rivers (among others), through the Rockies and Tetons. His book is so accurate that recent readers have retraced his steps using it.Russell’s journal reflects the complex character of many of the independent men of that era: adventurous, tough, and resourceful. He was a politician in Oregon when he decided to write about his earlier life as a trapper in the Rockies, and he retained the authentic “voice of the West.” Read this book for its exact and colorful descriptions, and for a rollicking good time.
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
228 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2025
129 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
226 kr
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Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
377 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2014
235 kr
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Häftad, Tyska, 2022
144 kr
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234 kr
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Häftad, Engelska, 2013
234 kr
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Ever wonder how everyone made it west? They used trails beaten by such men as Osborne Russell. In 1830, sixteen-year-old Russell left his farm in Maine and ran away to the sea. He didn’t like it. He ended up joining an expedition headed to Oregon by way of the Rocky Mountains. Along the way, he acquired the skills necessary for survival. He also hunted buffalo and trapped beaver, looked for new trails west, and kept a journal that forms the basis of this vigorously authentic book, only including information he considered “proved true by experience.”Written in an intensely personal style that lacks punctuation at times, The Journal of a Trapper abounds with details about hunting and trapping in the Rocky Mountains, including descriptions of the animals he encountered. He travelled along the Yellowstone, Snake, and Sweetwater rivers (among others), through the Rockies and Tetons. His book is so accurate that recent readers have retraced his steps using it.Russell’s journal reflects the complex character of many of the independent men of that era: adventurous, tough, and resourceful. He was a politician in Oregon when he decided to write about his earlier life as a trapper in the Rockies, and he retained the authentic “voice of the West.” Read this book for its exact and colorful descriptions, and for a rollicking good time.