Joe Meek, the Merry Mountain Man a Biography: The Merry Mountain Man, a Biography - Couverture souple

Vestal, Stanley

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803252064 ISBN 13 : 9780803252066

Editeur : Bison Books, 1963

Synopsis

"A tall man, with long black hair, smooth face, dark eyes (inclining to turn his head a little to one side, as much as to say, 'I can tell you about it'), a harum-scarum, don't-care sort of man, full of life and fun." That's how a contemporary described Joe Meek." Born in Virginia, Joe Meek became a trapper, Indian fighter, pioneer, peace officer, frontier politician, and lover of practical jokes and Jacksonian democracy. He was a boon companion to two other larger-than-life mountain men, Kit Carson and Jim Bridger, and just as important in frontier history. In 1829, our nineteen-year-old hero joined the Rocky Mountain Fur Company of Jedediah Smith and the Sublettes and headed west on an odyssey of hair-raising high adventure and hilarious low comedy. For the next twelve years, the Rockies rang with tales of Joe's wild exploits. After the Last Rendezvous in 1840, he helped drive the first wagons to Oregon, served in the legislature of the provisional government, and went to Washington as a special envoy to President Polk. He later returned to Oregon to live out his days in the community that he helped build. Stanley Vestal (1887-1957) wrote more than twenty books, including Jim Bridger: Mountain Man, also available as a Bison Book.

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À propos de l'auteur

Stanley Vestal (1887-1957) wrote more than twenty books, including Jim Bridger: Mountain Man, also available as a Bison Book.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bison Books
• Date d'édition: 1963
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803252064
• ISBN 13: 9780803252066
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 349
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible