Tales of the Mountain Men
The Press of The Palace of the Governors: The Press of The Palace of the Governors, 1984. Limited Edition No. IX of 15 copies SIGNED by the authors, illustrator, printer and binder. Square 8vo. 77, [1] pp. Bibliograph; Glossary. Compiled by Barton H. Barbour with an introduction by David J. Weber and 9 full-page black 7 white illustrations by Andrew Burns. Handbound by Priscilla A. Spitler in 3/4 Harmatan goatskin with Marblesmith papers; gilt lettering. Printed in black with burgundy titling. Press prospectus laid in along with invitation to the signing party held at the Palace of the Governors Museum. A fine and beautiful copy. Item #22481
"As the expansionist young American republic puhed westward through the domains of Indians and Mexicans to the Pacific in the first half of the nineteenth century, no group of Americans captured the poppular in imagination more vividly than the fur trapper or mountain man... This short book brings together some of the finese stories by and about mountain men." - Introduction. Here are stories by and about these men including Hugh Glass, Milton Sublette, Joe Meek, James Ohio Pattie, Jim Bridger, Charles Larpenteur, and more.
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