Among the Indians - Couverture souple

Boller, Henry A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803257147 ISBN 13 : 9780803257146

Editeur : Bison Books, 2004

Synopsis

Although the American Fur Company dominated the Upper Missouri fur trade during the middle decades of the nineteenth century, a number of small, independent firms (known as the "Opposition") flourished briefly at this time.

From 1858 until 1862, a young Philadelphian, Henry A. Boller, was one of the Opposition traders, serving first as clerk in Clark, Primeau and Company and then as a partner in Larpenteur, Smith and Company. His account of these years, based on his journals, presents a remarkably realistic picture of the daily life of the Indian as he existed more than a century ago and is recognized as the "most authoritative narrative of fur-trading among the plains Indians of the Upper Missouri, for the period" (U.S.iana).

When it appeared in 1868, Boller's book was subtitled "Eight Years in the Far West, 1858-1866, Embracing Sketches of Montana and Salt Lake," and included descriptions of a return visit to Fort Berthold, the newly discovered Montana gold fields, and the Mormon capital. These concluding chapters are omitted in the present volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bison Books
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0803257147
• ISBN 13: 9780803257146
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
• Éditeur: Quaife Milo Milton
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• Personne responsable: non disponible